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Mantashe accuses Vavi of undermining ANC's mediation Ngwako Modjadji, The Citizen, Johannesburg, 30 March 2015 ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has come out guns blazing, accusing embattled COSATU general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi of "undoing" the work of an ANC-led task team which is seeking to mediate in COSATU. However, Mantashe said the resolution of the challenges facing trade union federation COSATU rests with COSATU itself. Addressing the media on the outcomes of the party's national executive committee (NEC) at Luthuli House, Joburg, today, Mantashe said: "The NEC received a report on the work being done by the ANC task team established to support COSATU. "The meeting reaffirmed its position that a strong and united COSATU is in the interest of the ANC and South Africa as a whole." Mantashe said it was dangerous for Vavi to call a press conference and divulge that the trade union federation had no money. On Sunday, Vavi called a media briefing saying he was not resigning from COSATU. "This is a deliberate act of defiance on my part, even if in the end it turns out to be symbolic," Vavi said. "It sends a message to workers that we must refuse to hand the organisation over on a platter, and must not only walk away when all alternatives to rescue it have been exhausted." Mantashe said the ANC-led task team will continue to do what it can do. Asked if COSATU's central executive committee (CEC) meeting currently underway will be correct to expel Vavi, Mantashe said: "Expelling is the easiest bit. complex part is, after that what happens?" Vavi has boycotted the meeting for a second time. Vavi's fate is likely to top the agenda of the two-day CEC meeting. Mantashe said the way COSATU deals with its problems "is like when you have a chronic disease and you say you're bewitched". Mantashe also lashed out at the National Union of Metalworkers of SA, saying: "I don't recall, in the life time of COSATU, NUMSA winning an ideological debate. even now, they are walking away". [email protected] From: http://citizen.co.za/353916/mantashe-accuses-vavi-of-undermining-ancs-mediat ion/ -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
