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SANITY prevailed at the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) Elective Conference held yesterday, 25 May, at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.

The general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions was re-elected despite moves by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

Are you celebrating Zwelinzima Vavi's re-election?

Long-serving trade union leader Zwelinzima Vavi has been re-elected as general secretary of Saftu at a national congress convened in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni.

Zwelinzima Vavi has been re-elected as Saftu's General Secretary, a position he’s held since its inception.

Re-elected South African Federation of Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa would not leave the federation.

Attempts by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) to use the conference of the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) to wrest back control lie in tatters after the majority of delegates voted against its motion to lift the suspension of fo

Saftu’s biggest affiliate, Numsa, is going ahead with its bid to unseat the general secretary of the federation Zwelinzima Vavi.

Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the dwindling numbers are a result of the economic crisis and other factors

The SA Federation of Trade Unions congress convening at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg will on Tuesday morning vote on whether four suspended national office bearers must be reinstated.