TMG Digital reports that Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini has for the first time openly endorsed the union federation’s support for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa as the ANC’s next leader.
He assured the federation and its affiliates that he would be at the forefront of Cosatu’s call for Ramaphosa to succeed Jacob Zuma as president of the ANC when the latter steps down in December. This came after calls from Cosatu affiliates for Dlamini to either back Ramaphosa or back down as the federation’s president. Speaking at Cosatu's 6th central committee meeting on Thursday‚ Dlamini broke his silence on the issue and told delegates that every member of the federation, including himself‚ would stand firm and heed the union federation’s resolutions. Dlamini's remarks came just hours after the National Union of Mineworkers health and safety national chairperson‚ Peter Bailey‚ gave him an ultimatum to stand firm and take the union federation’s resolutions seriously or otherwise an alternative leader would be elected to head the organisation.
- Read this report by Neo Goba in full at BusinessLive
- See too, Cosatu out strongly for Cyril, on page 4 of Sowetan of 2 June 2017
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