Workers are ready to fill FNB Stadium for our ally, the African National Congress (ANC)’s Siyanqoba Rally at 9am Saturday 25 May 2024.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions and the entire leadership of not only the Federation but all of our Affiliates have been crisscrossing the length and breadth of Gauteng to not only ensure workers fill FNB Stadium on Saturday but more importantly that we will the voting stations at 7am on Wednesday 29 May in defence of workers’ hard-won rights.
COSATU has been meeting with and engaging workers from taxi ranks in Mamelodi to factories in Sedibeng, from the mines of Carletonville to the farms of Krugersdorp. Workers are clear. They are excited to declare their support at the Siyanqoba Rally in their numbers. Affiliates have unleashed one of the most extensive canvassing and blitzing, workplace and community meetings, religious gatherings and public engagements programmes in living memory.
Transport has been put in place to assist workers to fill FNB Stadium and show to the entire nation that workers are united, they are clear in their support for the ANC and come election day, the ANC will be returned to office with an outright majority.
The groundswell of support for the ANC, in defence of the rights of workers and to extend the many gains we have won since 1994 is humbling.
Workers are heartened by the real progress South Africa is making under the leadership of the President of the ANC and the incoming President of the 7th Administration, Cyril Ramaphosa to renew the ANC, tackle corruption, end loadshedding, remove obstacles to growing the economy, slash unemployment, protect the rights of workers and provide relief to the poor and unemployed.
COSATU is ready. FNB Stadium’s 90 000 plus seats will be filled to capacity. The ANC will be returned to office. Siyanqoba!
Issued by COSATU
For further information please contact:
Matthew Parks
Acting National Spokesperson & Parliamentary Coordinator
Cell: 082 785 0687