COSATU response to ANC NEC’s 109th Anniversary message delivered by President Ramaphosa
9 January 2021
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has noted and largely welcomes the ANC NEC’s 109th Anniversary message delivered by the President of the country and the ANC Cde Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa. We agree and endorse the overall thrust of the message and we expect it to form the core mandate for the ANC government this year.
The upcoming State of the Nation Address and the National Treasury’s budget speech should speak to the identified priorities. We hope that rest of the government will move to implement these progressive commitments and priorities.
Workers and the public are rapidly losing patience, and this is the moment for the ANC to redeem itself and lead during these difficult and uncertain times.
We agree that overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic and expediting the process of rolling out the vaccine should be prioritised so that we can save lives and the economy. All spheres of government should improve their levels of service and tackling maladministration and corruption is paramount.