Cosatu 'not opposed' to early ANC election
25 August 2016
Johannesburg - Cosatu is not opposed to an early ANC elective congress, its general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali has said.
Ntshalintshali was speaking after the trade union's central executive committee (CEC) meeting last weekend.
"The CEC noted the calls from some quarters for an early conference of the ANC. Cosatu is not violently opposed to that call, but we will continue to listen to reasons put forward."
Ntshalintshali said the union federation's CEC would also consider the last ANC national general council organisational report, which stated the ruling party was "riddled with factionalism, gatekeeping and slate politics".