SANCO
Mike Soko Denies Claims He Attempted to Register SANCO to Contest Elections Outside ANC Alliance
The General Secretary of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has reacted angrily to…
Battle for SANCO Erupts Again as Two Factions Claim Legitimacy in Letters to IEC
The battle for the control of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has erupted…
SANCO Stops Attempt to Register It as a Political Party With the IEC
The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO), has thwarted yet another attempt to have it…
“Starving Chickens, Unpaid Workers, Angry Community: Daybreak Farms Crisis Reaches Boiling Point”
Hundreds of workers and community members from Delmas, Mpumalanga, returned to the streets on Thursday,…
COSATU Claims Closing ArcelorMittal Plants Is A Ploy to Force Government to Pour in Public Money
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in KwaZulu-Natal says the highly publicised intention to close down the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Newcastle and elsewhere is a ploy to force the government to pour in public money to save the company. According to Edwin Mkhize, the provincial secretary of COSATU in the province, the company is exploiting the reality that South Africa is facing a high unemployment rate and the government would frantically do anything to save jobs. Mkhize…
We Will Never Join Forces With MK Party, Says SANCO KZN After Reconciling With ANC
The South African National Civics Organisation (SANCO) in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed allegations that it recently cut ties with the ANC in the province because it wanted to join forces with the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party. The provincial chairperson of the civic organisation, Lawrence Dube, says they “will never”’ join forces with the Jacob Zuma led splinter party. SANCO is part of the ANC-led alliance alongside the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the South African Communist Party (SACP). Dube…
ANC KZN Moves To Prevent Split With Alliance Partner SANCO
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has swiftly moved to prevent a total split with the South African National Civic Organisation, the fourth member of the alliance. Yesterday, the party met with the civic organization’s leadership to iron out their differences and map a way forward following last week’s “divorce.” The meeting over the matter continued today (Monday) and it was joined by COSATU and the SACP in the province. The meeting was called after last week SANCO announced that it was…
Limpopo Cabinet: Cosatu Cries Foul As Ramathuba Wields An Axe
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Limpopo has accused newly-appointed Premier Phophi Ramathuba of sidelining leaders of the ANC-led tripartite Alliance during the composition of her provincial cabinet. On Tuesday, Ramathuba unveiled her new executive, wielding an axe on more than half of the previous MECs and demoting others including prominent ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) members. Most marginalised MECs are allies of former ANC provincial treasurer Danny Msiza, whose faction dominated provincial politics for over a…