2005-12-03,+COSATU+never+discussed+sex+or+rape+with+Zuma,+statement


 * Media statement**

= **COSATU never had a discussion with Zuma about sex or rape** =

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) strongly condemns the speculative and sensationalist report in the Mail & Guardian, headed: “There was sex but no rape, Zuma tells unionists”.

We condemn particularly the downright lie that the COSATU President and General Secretary had a meeting with the ANC Deputy President, at which he said he had consensual sex but not committed rape.

Neither COSATU, nor any of its leaders were ever part of any meeting, at Nkandla or anywhere else, where it was agreed, as suggested in the Mail & Guardian that the ANC Deputy President should not resign from his position until after the 20th anniversary celebrations of COSATU that he is addressing on Sunday 4th December.

If indeed there are people within the federation who are his genuine sources (which we doubt) it would be clear case of charlatans hell bent on destroying the very movement they claim to lead.

We suspect that the journalist concerned is either creating a story in order to increase the sales of the Mail & Guardian or is conniving with faceless charlatans within or outside the federation to create stories meant to damage both the federation and the ANC Deputy President.

Paul Notyhawa (Spokesperson) Congress of South African Trade Unions 1-5 Leyds Cnr Biccard Streets Braamfontein, 2017 P.O.Box 1019 Johannesburg, 2000 South Africa

Cell: 082 4911 591 Tel: +27 11 339-4911/24 Fax: +27 11 339-5080/6940 E-Mail: paul@cosatu.org.za