COSATU to reconvene National Congress next month
COSATU's President Zingiswa Losi says a reconvened congress automatically forms a quorum.
Following a sudden adjournment two days early, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has announced it will reconvene its National Congress in a month. The federation was compelled to cut short the congress when affiliate unions refused to submit credentials in response to the suspension of COSATU’s first President, Mike Shengange, by his union NEHAWU.
COSATU's executive committee clarified that the federation's constitution permits reconvening congress a month after adjournment. COSATU acknowledges all journalists and media outlets that covered the 15th National Congress at Midrand over the past three days. COSATU’s President Zingiswa Losi stated that a reconvened congress forms a quorum and can proceed either with or without the submission of credentials.
She further explained that continuing the congress without quorate members could have led to litigation, as the congress would have been operating without a quorum, potentially leading to legal disputes. According to the constitution, the adjourned congress must reconvene within a month.
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