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COSATU

British  
/ ˌkəʊˈzɑːtuː /

acronym

  1. Congress of South Africa Trade Unions

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The ANC’s alliance partners, the South African Communist Party and Cosatu, a coalition of trade unions, told Zuma to quit.

From Washington Post

Ramaphosa, who has been officially endorsed by Cosatu, the powerful trade union federation, has continued to argue that remaining silent about wrongdoing by the state and within the ANC amounts to a “betrayal of the struggle”.

From The Guardian

The main labour federation, Cosatu, called on Mr Zuma to step down last month after he sacked his widely respected finance minister.

From BBC

Key ANC allies, the South African Communist Party and the main trades union federation Cosatu, joined in the calls for him to go.

From BBC

The ANC governs in an alliance with the South African Communist Party and the trade unions council, COSATU, both which have called on Zuma to resign, leaving him increasingly isolated.

From Los Angeles Times