Comments on: What is COSATU fighting for?

By: Mboniso

Mboniso — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:43:04 +0000

My name is Pamela Mboniso. Im working at a construction company.I want to knwow what does cosatu do for people who need assistance. I tried the BIBC but no one could assist this man.He has been working for this company since 1991 but now they just decided not to give him his pay sheet and give him money in an envelope. He reported this matter 2 months back at the BIBC and they make him run around like a fool.He has been going there but still no change its worse because he is their member he has his memeber card. Now I want to know what should this old man do? He is human and has rights as a white man.He has a family that he has to feed but how he feed his family when he is not paid his full salary. Why do we have unions if they cant stand for us?Why do you call this country a democratical country if some people are special more than others just because they are white and have more money?

Thanks,
Pamela Mboniso

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:59:37 +0000

COSATU is not doing its members any favours by its actions. The leaders are fatcats getting big bucks and driving fancy cars to the cost of the members.
The government is just as bad – cars, travel, hotels etc.
And ALL are corrupt, greedy and care nothing for the people who put them there by their vote.
PLEASE people, why do we vote them all in again and again?
We are just as bad as the white voters keeping the corrupt appartheid reigime in place ellection after ellection. Why are we doing the same? Can’t we learn from others mistakes and even our own? It has been 15 YEARS – how much longer must we wait for our leaders to perform. It seems government, both national and regional, are becoming more and more reduced by crime, corruption, non-performance, zero service delivery and quite honestly uncaring attitude to the people.
It’s ime to CHANGE. NEXT TIME YOU VOTE, THINK OF THIS AND FORGET ANY EMTPY PROMISES BEING MADE TO GET YOUR X ON THE BALLOT!

By: stan whitham

stan whitham — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:23:49 +0000

The Cosatu union activities are just the tip of the “iceberg”, as many South Africans feel neglected by the once liberation party, who have failed to honour the plethora of election promises over the last 15 years.
It is a tell indictment on the South African government that the recent spate of violence during the latest strikes and service delivery protests have shown a level of lawnessless and criminal activity that was last seen in the 1980s during the height of Apartheid. Even the crime statistics report has shown a marked increase in crime across the board and the SA government still says that all is well and on track for the 2010 soccer world cup…
This Anc is filled with policymakers not activists.