"Cosatu and the leftists scored a major victory after Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel toned down the green paper on the contentious National Planning Commission. "The revised green paper strips the planning commission of its executive functions, which Cosatu strongly objected to and claimed would effectively turn Manuel into a prime minister."
These opening words by Caiphus Kgosana in the 'Sunday Independent' tell us a lot. How can 'leftists' undermine the role of the planning commission and yet still be working in the interests of the working class? The elation of Helen Zille over the revision of the Green Paper has demonstrated clearly tha COSATU (and not for the first time) is objectively working in unison with monopoly capital which hates all planning unless from within its own structures. This is a step backwards fom the implementation of Polokwane decisions and will inevitably delay the uplifting of the living standards of the poorest of the poor.
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