Cracks in the tripartite alliance were laid bare during the Cosatu national congress, with ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe saying the ANC was served with divorce papers.
"Delegates of the conference didn’t want us to talk to them. We must humbly accept that. It’s not the end of the road. I also took note of the issues raised by the communist party and we whispered there, saying why does the communist party serve divorce papers in public? They must send those divorce papers to us to read them.
Mantashe accused the delegates of displaying immaturity, saying their refusal to allow the ANC to speak as invited guests was"immature". "They are immature. We will allow everybody to speak in our conference because we are mature." "The working class has to contest the ANC. Criminals are now contesting the ANC. How can criminals be better than revolutionaries. We should not be sucked into ANC factions as a class. Even the situation we face today has to build maximum unity. Workers must not be nice to government when they renege on [an] agreed framework."
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