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The Fate of Cosatu's Secretary-General

Cosatu's general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has been accused of selling the old Cosatu house for under its value and for awarding a tender to an organisation, where his daughter is employed. In reality he is being attacked for not supporting Zuma at Mangaung. The Central Executive Committee of Cosatu meet this week to resolve the fight between the President, Sidumo Dlamini supporter of Jacob Zuma and the Secretary-General. An investigation into Cosatu's general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has brought tensions to a boil between leaders in the trade union federation. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu), the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru), the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu), Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (Ceppwawu) and the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) backs Dlamini and wants Vavi removed. Behind Vavi is the metalworkers' union Numsa, the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu), the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu), the Democratic Nursing Association of SA and the South African State and Allied Workers' Union (Sasawu). Vavi's biggest asset is his popularity on the ground and that a congress with mass participation of ordinary workers could lean in his favour.

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