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COSATU Mpumalanga, PRESS STATEMENT
=DEFEND COSATU AGAINST FACELESS LEADERS=

Today the 17 August 2006, a meeting of the Leadership of the Mpumalanga Province attended by the Provincial Chairperson and Secretaries of affiliate met to review and discuss recent media reports and speculations.

The meeting noted with serious concerns the media reports and speculations about tensions in the leadership of COSATU and the succession battles contained in the Mail and Guardian and City Press of last weekend respectively.

The meeting condemned these faceless Leaders who allow to be used by the mainstream media owned by our class enemies.

These faceless sources choose to use the media as opposed to using established forums and platforms to raise issues internally.

The meeting condemned the media for peddling lies and character assassinating our leaders, in particular our General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.

The meeting noted that our General Secretary is subject of media attack because he is a principle leader committed to the emancipation of the working class.

He is targeted by our class enemy because he is a forthright leader who takes no prisoners, he has eloquently articulated and defended the positions of the federation. Therefore he will be defended for his exemplary leadership.

The meeting further called and restated that COSATU must not waiver from being a transformative union, vibrant and dynamic.

COSATU’s agenda will never be dictated by the media and our enemy camp. Our leaders will not be elected by our media and our enemy camp.

Our vision guiding us in the election of the leadership will be commitment, hard work, collective leadership and the desire to serve those that elected them.

Our unity and cohesion is of paramount importance if we are to succeed in the implementation our 2015.

Lastly, the meeting reiterated our support for Comrade Jacob Zuma.

As the drama around his case unfolds it strengthen our resolve that his (JZ) was a political conspiracy engineered in dark corners, designed to frustrate him from becoming the next President. We shall support all our leaders.

__Hands off COSATU, Hands off our leaders.__

Press statement ends.
 * Contact person: Provincial Secretary, Norman Mokoena at: 084 7110764 or**
 * Chairperson: Raymond Mnguni at: 082 7123559**

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