{
  "id": 7828355,
  "title": "COSATU to reconvene National Congress next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/cosatu-to-reconvene-national-congress-next-month",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T16:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/cosatu-to-reconvene-its-national-congress-next-month/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "COSATU's President Zingiswa Losi says a reconvened congress automatically forms a quorum.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "UNEASY ALLIANCE: R12m Cosatu National Congress collapses as ANC, SACP divisions split allies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/uneasy-alliance-r12m-cosatu-national-congress-collapses-as-anc-sacp",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:04:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}