New Era in War on Workers: The Ramaphosa Presidency in South Africa
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1558 ... February 19, 2018
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New Era in War on Workers: The Ramaphosa Presidency in South Africa
Irvin Jim
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) views the appointment of Cyril Ramaphosa to the position of President of the Republic of South Africa, as a new era in the war against workers and the working class majority in the country.
It is also important for us to state that we welcome former president Jacob Zuma’s well deserved and humiliating removal from the highest office in the land. Zuma’s inglorious exit from power is fitting punishment for his treacherous betrayal of the African working class. As an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), which is still a member of the ANC led alliance, NUMSA... was a part of the ANC led alliance. Together with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the through the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) we played a significant role in the rise to power of Jacob Zuma and his eventual ascendance to the office of President of South Africa.