COSATU rejects the Cape Chamber of Commerce’s regime change call but we also denounce government’s incompetence and mediocrity
11 April 2017
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has noted the call by the Cape Chamber of Commerce for the president and his cabinet to resign and for national general elections to be held as soon as possible. We agree that the president needs to step aside but we reject the call for special national general elections.
We believe that this call corroborates the federation’s assertions that some anti-Zuma calls are actually targeted at the ANC as an organisation. This is why we believe that the regime change agenda is in full swing and that participating in protests organised by the opposition parties is tantamount to helping them launch their 2019 Elections campaign.
COSATU’s call for President Jacob Zuma to stand down is actually meant to save the ANC from a possible electoral defeat in 2019 and is not motivated by any agenda to help unseat the ANC. The federation believes that the ANC needs to prove to the people of South Africa that it has not lost its vocation for greatness ,and can still be trusted to lead society. We cannot afford to have the convoy move at the speed of the slowest ship.
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