ANC reacts to attacks by Zwelinzima Vavi

By Henry Booysen
30 October 2007

The African National Congress has said that it is disturbed by what seems to be a sustained and irresponsible campaign by COSATU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi saying that he is undermining the party’s members and leaders.

The party believes Vavi is behind "unwarranted attacks" on the leadership of the ANC saying that COSATU is swaying away from its primary objective of trying to improve the living conditions of the country’s people.

They wish to express to COSATU that the decision of who should lead the ANC is the exclusive right of the ANC branches and that decision should he valued.

“We urge Vavi to desist from theatrical gimmicks that have nothing to do with the future of the Alliance,” says ANC member Tiyani Rikhotso