The bold proposal by Cosatu to relieve Eskom of close to 60% of its debt using pension money may be presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa in next week’s state of the nation address.
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South Africa’s largest labour federation, Cosatu, will present its proposal to rescue state power company Eskom to senior members of government and the business community on Monday.
Cosatu, a key ruling party ally, is pushing senior members of government to consider its proposals to rescue the state’s indebted power utility before next month’s budget.
South African banks are urging clients to use digital channels as the industry prepares for what could be its biggest strike since 1920.
South Africa’s largest labour federation is prepared to discuss reducing workers at the nation’s power utility if it’s given proof of overstaffing and that job cuts would save Eskom.
To reignite growth in a stagnating economy and lower one of the world’s highest unemployment rates, President Cyril Ramaphosa may need to take on the movement he helped create.
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Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa won the backing of South Africa’s biggest labour federation to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of the governing ANC. The decision by the Congress of South African Trade Unions