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Suspended Head of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) - Zwelinzima Vavi
Is South Africa’s progress being held back by the powerful trade union alliance COSATU?
South Africa holds elections in May and complaints from workers are getting louder. Unofficial figures show that nearly half of the working population does not have a proper job. So what happened to the post-apartheid dream of work and education for all? Hardtalk is in Johannesburg to speak to Zwelinzima Vavi, the now suspended head of COSATU, the powerful trade unions alliance – is it holding back South Africa’s progress?
(Photo: Zwelinzima Vavi. Credit: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images)
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