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EWN reports that the leadership of Cosatu was due to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday morning to discuss the trade union federation's objections to governments plans to unbundle Eskom into three separate companies.
They were hoping in particular to get clarity on the impact the split up would have on jobs. During his State of the Nation Address (Sona), Ramaphosa announced that the utility would be split into three entities responsible for generation, transmission and distribution, respectively. Last week, Cosatu staged nationwide marches against the move, arguing that it would lead to the privatisation of Eskom and job cuts. But, Ramaphosa denied this last week in his reply to the Sona debate. Cosatu's Bheki Ntshalintshali said that unions needed more details in order to understand Ramaphosa's plan, viz. "We are in the dark to understand the purpose and how this is going to help Eskom, how this is going to help South Africa and ensure that the lights stay on. I hope that the president will be able to explain himself in terms of how they've reached this point."
- The original of a short report by Mia Lindeque on this story is at EWN
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