Category Archives: Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU)

Raymond Suttner, Interview with Bistands Aktuelt (Norwegian) on 20 years of democracy

http://www.bistandsaktuelt.no/nyheter-og-reportasjer/arkiv-nyheter-og-reportasjer/the-dream-has-become-a-nightmare

Raymond Suttner and Daniel Silke, 20 years of Democracy (CNBCA)

Dirk Forslund and Jeff Rudin, Mining strike:whose reality is the real world?

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-04-25-mining-strike-whose-reality-is-the-real-world/#.U2EYUV5CPwI

Jay Naidoo, The rise and fall of COSATU -from vanguard to sacrificial lamb

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-04-08-the-rise-and-fall-of-cosatu-from-vanguard-to-sacrificial-lamb/#.U15tSV5CPwI

Jay Naidoo: Cosatu in the eye of the storm

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-04-27-cosatu-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/#.U15rqF5CPwI

Carol Paton, On who can put COSATU together again

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2014/04/15/who-can-put-the-fractured-federation-together-again

Raymond Suttner, Evaluation of the Bisho march and massacre, 1992

In light of Gwede Mantashe blaming the Bisho massacre on actions of Ronnie Kasrils, this article may be of interest

http://www.nelsonmandela.org/omalley/index.php/site/q/03lv02424/04lv02730/05lv03005/06lv03006/07lv03030/08lv03034.htm

Richard Pithouse, Taking politics beyond factory seriously

http://readingfanon.blogspot.com/2014/03/taking-politics-beyond-factory-seriously.html

Raymond Suttner, Building a united front, Polity Video interview

http://www.polity.org.za/article/suttners-view-building-a-united-front-2014-04-02

Raymond Suttner, Do apartheid patterns of oppression continue? (Polity interview)

Carol Paton, Class divide splitting COSATU will not be bridged easily

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2014/03/10/class-divide-splitting-cosatu-will-not-be-bridged-easily

Unions failure to pay membership fees create COSATU financial crisis

Unions put Cosatu in financial fix

Raymond Suttner interview with Chris Vick on Powerfm on COSATU divisions and other issues

http://www.powerfm.co.za/podcasts/chris-vick-speaks-to-proffessor-suttner-about-the-political-effects-of-the-cosatu-rupture/

Raymond Suttner video interview with Polity on NUMSA project

COSATU CEC decides against holding Congress that is constitutionally required

Cosatu CEC shoots down request for special congress

Dlamini faction of COSATU moves towards self-destruct of federation

The section of COSATU headed by president, S’dumo Dlamini appears headed for a route that will destroy the federation, or at least create a serious split. Continue reading →

Raymond Suttner, Loss of trust and legitimacy result in ungovernability

http://www.polity.org.za/article/loss-of-trust-and-legitimacy-result-in-ungovernability-2014-02-11

COSATU Boss warns unions of NUMSA’s agenda

Clearly the imminent secession of 15% of COSATU’s membership is a serious matter Continue reading →

Jonny Steinberg, Magic of protest slips beyond ANC’s grasp

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2014/02/07/magic-of-protest-slips-beyond-ancs-grasp

Verashni Pillay, Full Marx at the NUMSA school

Full Marx at Numsa’s political school