{
  "id": 13903008,
  "title": "Cosatu reconvenes congress after it collapsed last month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/cosatu-reconvenes-congress-after-it-collapsed-last-month",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:35:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/cosatu-reconvenes-congress-after-it-collapsed-last-month/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 15th Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has reconvened at the Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, following its premature adjournment last month due to various disputes and the failure to achieve a quorum. A new leadership will be elected during this 3-day event, which is expected to bring together over 1,800 delegates from affiliates, alliance partners, local and international guests. Cosatu president, Zingiswa Losi, will deliver the opening address, with support from the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party, and the South African National Civic Organization. The Congress is also set to present the Congress Declaration and announce the elected Cosatu National Office bearers. Attempts by aggrieved unions to intervene in the congress via legal action were dismissed on Friday due to a lack of urgency.",
  "summary": "Among other priorities, a new leadership will be elected.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}