COSATU condemns political violence and killings over the ANC list processes
21 June 2016
The Congress of South African Trade Unions congratulates all mayoral candidates for the country’s metropolitan cities that have been announced by the African National Congress ,to represent the movement in the upcoming local 2016 government elections.
The federation acknowledges the painstaking process that resulted in the movement coming up with what it considers to be the best qualified and most skilled of its cadres as mayoral candidates, during the upcoming elections.
We call on workers and communities to rally behind the announced mayoral candidates and give them all the necessary backing and support, during the campaign and also hold them accountable throughout the next five years.
COSATU wants to remind the mayoral candidates that it’s not about them but it is about the people and the services they want and deserve. They must dedicate themselves and remember that these elections will determine the content, pace and direction of transformation of our communities. We expect them to be accessible and accountable to the people they serve through regular report back and feedback meetings in communities.