The left kicked into touch
Communists and trade unionists get little joy from their old anti-apartheid allies, the African National Congress
COMMUNISTS and trade union leaders played a crucial role in South Africa's liberation struggle. Many suffered jail and torture to topple apartheid. So the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the biggest union group, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), expected a say in how the new South Africa would be governed. In fact, they are finding themselves increasingly marginalised.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “The left kicked into touch”
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