South Africa: Dear ANC, You're Failing. Love, Cosatu

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Johannesburg — If Cosatu ever has to write a break-up letter to the ANC, all it needs to do is cut and paste extracts from the Socio-Economic Report to be presented to the federation's National Congress this month. The report reveals Cosatu's battered wife syndrome and documents the sorry state of government. Cosatu is clearly adopting a tough-love stance toward its alliance partner.

It will be interesting to see the line up of leaders the ANC sends to Cosatu's 11th National Congress in Midrand in just over a week. Those who make up the ANC delegation had better have a really thick skin, particularly when they listen to discussions over the scathing political and socio-economic reports.

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