Vavi for hecking president... (NB: I'm not saying "hecking")

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The man is on a highly supportable roll:

Vavi wags finger at public servant bosses
Vavi said that Cosatu, in conjunction with Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi, would launch a campaign "on a scale never seen before" to change the work ethic of public servants.

A series of workshops would be held and departments such as Home Affairs and Education targeted "to revive a culture of working and learning", he said.
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Cosatu: Let's build on World Cup success
"The bar has been set very high. South Africa would be correct to demand ... the same standards we saw in the last four weeks, and nothing else," said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.

Cosatu had drawn up a declaration of commitment to maintain the current levels of unity and confront the problems faced by the country after the World Cup, he said.

It hoped to unite South Africa behind these goals and would approach the government, business, civil society, faith-based organisations and traditional leaders to commit themselves to the goals.

"... We have seen what you can do ... We want to see these better standards all the way," said Vavi.

"We demand that the judiciary should work as efficiently every day ... We demand from ourselves that workers adopt the same attitude as the past four weeks ... We demand that government leads from the front."
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Cosatu: Foreigners not to blame
Cosatu on Wednesday urged South Africans not to blame fellow Africans for their problems, following threats of renewed xenophobic attacks.

"No matter how bad living conditions are, there can be no excuse for blaming fellow Africans for the country's and the continent's economic failures," the union federation's general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told journalists at Cosatu House, Johannesburg.

"It would be a tragedy, after the display of African unity in support of the Ghana football team, to see foreigners being made scapegoats for the lack of service delivery in our communities."
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Meanwhile, in Tuynhuis:


World Cup could spell trouble for Zuma
South Africa's success in hosting the soccer World Cup has made life more difficult for President Jacob Zuma by raising expectations his government can meet a series of unfulfilled promises in the same bold fashion.

After his government has shown it can deliver all that was needed to host the month-long sporting event, the public now wants Zuma to show the same resolve in dealing with the problems that have lingered since the end of apartheid 16 years ago -- unemployment, poverty and a woeful education system.
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Recently there was an article on the Daily Maverick (The Crossroads, Part II: The solution for Cosatu - and South Africa) saying that the only way the DA could hope to expand its support base would be to forget about coalitions with minnows like the UDF and the ID and go after Cosatu instead. I was sceptical at first but I'm starting to get turned around. I know Vavi is a ghastly left-wing commie liberal trade unionist and all that, but he's one of the VERY few members of the tri-partite alliance currently saying anything productive or intelligent.

Viva Vavi.
 
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Shucks! When will people learn that Politician's i(n Africa mostly so) only do the talk NOT the walk! Words are cheap, delivering is something else!
 
I am Penguin said:
Shucks! When will people learn that Politician's i(n Africa mostly so) only do the talk NOT the walk! Words are cheap, delivering is something else!
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Current administration isn't even talking, dude. Plus when you're actually representing the general populous rather than highly-connected party members, your words need to have a bit of follow through.

I understand scepticism is healthy, but kudos to Vavi for at least saying the right things. It may only be Step One but at least it's a step...
 
Zuma has a reputation of saying the right things too, it just depends on who he's speaking to at the moment. He'll do anything for a pomp. The ANC have a track record of appointing the most dismal of candidates, out to enrich themselves while not doing the job they're getting paid for, why would this character be any different? Viva Vavi one step two step my ass.
 
Vavi is a Marx fanboi.

So he don't like rich people, and wants to take their money and make everybody poor.
 
evilstebunny said:
Zuma has a reputation of saying the right things too, it just depends on who he's speaking to at the moment. He'll do anything for a pomp. The ANC have a track record of appointing the most dismal of candidates, out to enrich themselves while not doing the job they're getting paid for, why would this character be any different? Viva Vavi one step two step my ass.
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The question is how is Vavi the same as Zuma?
 
Sucks when we have no hope or see no hope in any of the future leaders( posible or imposible).
 
ever since the lifestyle audit request, he's been getting pretty bold about criticising the nepotism and corruption within his ranks.
at least he admits there's a problem and is speaking out.
i wonder why he's sticking his head out so prominently?
maybe he has grander plans and is looking for a cause to rally around in order to draw a bunch of loyalists away from the party.
 
As COSATU president he has nothing to do with delivery, so that's an irrelevant metric.
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This is the second most retarded post on mybb i.m.o. ever.
 
DreamKing said:
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thanks ;)

they are both "evils" ...... cannot say more. :p.....

If not, positive talibans will call me "racist" again. :o
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You're dodging the question or are just trolling as usual.
Are you saying Zuma & Vavi are marxists or that both Vavi & Zuma are incapable or delivery.

Vavi not being in government has no say on service delivery and Zuma has not done anything to suggest he's nothing more than a capitalist or socialist (officially).

Give your opinion instead of littering your posts with smileys.
 
I am Penguin said:
Shucks! When will people learn that Politician's i(n Africa mostly so) only do the talk NOT the walk! Words are cheap, delivering is something else!
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Too true! Deeds rather than words.

grayston
... saying that the only way the DA could hope to expand its support base would be to forget about coalitions with minnows like the UDF and the ID and go after Cosatu instead.
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I don’t think this is a good idea. The DA would have to compromise it’s principles to include obscene salaries to reward laziness and incompetence. Don’t let the COSATU layabouts have a say in DA policies.
 
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