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?
The Interview · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
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)