ARTICLES RELATING TO
PATRICK CRAVEN
Cosatu has rejected the claim by DA leader Helen Zille that the trade union federation is keeping people unemployed by influencing government not to implement the youth wage subsidy.
Cosatu and teacher union Sadtu have denied receiving correspondence from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga which was published as an open letter.
Public resistance is mounting against plans to start charging motorists using Gauteng highways, with calls being made to protest and boycott e-tags.
Mamphela Ramphele's party political platform is grievance driven, the ANC says, saying she is just rehashing the known challenges facing the country, and does not bring any new suggestions to the table.
The R206m security upgrade to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home, in KwaZulu-Natal, is "grotesque", Cosatu says.
The Congress of SA Trade Unions has rejected reported comments made by Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana labelling general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi as a "problem child".
Cosatu has denied that it had canned a report on a survey of shop stewards who showed opposition to President Jacob Zuma being re-elected.
President Jacob Zuma has joined Cosatu and many other South Africans sending their best wishes to former president Nelson Mandela, who is currently in hospital undergoing tests.
Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson was one of the founding fathers of South Africa's constitutional democracy, says former state president FW de Klerk.
The contribution of former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson to the struggle against apartheid has been celebrated by the National Association of Democratic Lawyers.
Western Cape Democratic Alliance leader Ivan Meyer has opened an incitement case against Cosatu's provincial secretary Tony Ehrenreich over a poster put up in the Cape metro.
Calls for a law protecting President Jacob Zuma against insults would not be fair, the Congress of SA Trade Unions says.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela must reveal the truth about the reported R200m upgrade to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence, Cosatu says.
The Congress of SA Trade Unions has called on the Public Protector to investigate former defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu following claims that she abused the defence force's jets.
The public should not buy e-tags because Cosatu would strongly oppose the introduction of e-tolling, spokesperson Patrick Craven says.
