COSATU welcomes the re-election of President Ramaphosa, the election of the Premiers and Presiding Officers, and the convening of Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures
June 14, 2024
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the re-election of President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the election of the Premiers and Presiding Officers, and the convening of Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures. We congratulate our allies, the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) for a well-run election campaign under the most difficult circumstances and for their election to lead national and provincial government and legislatures across the country.
We celebrate the affirmation of gender empowerment by the ANC with the election of strong women as Premiers and Speakers in the National Assembly, the Free State and Limpopo as well as Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern and Easten Cape.
We are proud of the many products of COSATU who have been elected to Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures and trust they will continue to wage working class struggles in their new deployments.
The Federation notes the declaration of intent establishing a Government of National and Provincial Unity (GNU). Whilst COSATU, as a militant and principled socialist trade union federation, remains deeply opposed to the inclusion of right-wing political parties, in particular the Democratic Alliance, in the GNU, we expect our ally, the ANC, as the leader of the GNU, to honour and respect the clear mandate it received from millions of workers.