Why Supporting Zuma May Yet Backfire On COSATU
COSATU (well, at least its Secretary-General, Zwelinzima Vavi) has been pretty outspoken about its support for Zuma, and yet Zuma’s proposed second-in-command, current ANC Secretary-General, Kgalema Motlanthe, is not too sure about the future of the tri-partite alliance.
Motlanthe asked candid questions about the relevance of the tripartite alliance in the context of divergent political, ideological and economic values among the stakeholders in the current climate.
Now, should Zuma win, does COSATU believe the rifts in the tri-partite alliance will magically heal? Considering the whole Zuma/Mbeki fight goes all the way back to Operation Vula in the early ‘90s, I’m not so sure.