President Jacob Zuma will attend Cosatu's worker's day celebrations in Bloemfontein, the African National Congress said on Friday. The party, however, did not address calls by Cosatu's biggest affiliate Nehawu, the Communication Workers' Union (CWU), Sadtu, and Cosatu in Gauteng that Zuma should not attend the rally. AllyANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said Cosatu remained a reliable ally of the ANC to advance the national democratic revolution. In a letter dated April 21, Nehawu wrote to Cosatu's national office bearers asking that Ramaphosa replace Zuma as speaker at the Bloemfontein event. The CWU echoed this in a subsequent letter to Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2017 13:07 UTC