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Mbhazima Shilowa | May Day rally: Workers' message to Cosatu was loud and clear, but did it hear it?

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Cosatu was the fastest-growing trade union federation in the world in the 1990s, writes the author.

Cosatu was the fastest-growing trade union federation in the world in the 1990s, writes the author.

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The anger of the workers at a Cosatu May Day event wasn't just directed at ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. It was equally directed at Cosatu's president and the leader of the SACP, writes Mbhazima Shilowa.

It was just a matter of time before workers took their anger out on the leaders of the ANC-led tripartite alliance.

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