Leaders of Cosatu unions held a meeting this week to determine who would chair the disciplinary process against embattled general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.

Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven refused to be drawn into details yesterday, saying it was an internal matter.

Sdumo Dlamini, the union federation’s president, said the meeting did not discuss who would chair the disciplinary process into Vavi’s sex scandal.

He said an announcement would be made “as soon as possible”.

Vavi was suspended recently after admitting he had sex in an office with a married junior employee at Cosatu’s headquarters in Johannesburg. This has created division, with some supporting and some against Vavi.

Vavi, who has since apologised, took to Twitter on Saturday, posting: “At the centre of the divisions are these issues – the state of the revolution not the mistake I committed.”

Following his suspension, Vavi lashed out at Dlamini and accused him of circulating an intelligence report to discredit him.

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe warned against the developing “personality cult” within Cosatu, saying it would destroy the labour federation.

Sources have said there are moves afoot to heal the divisions.

Meanwhile, Craven said Cosatu would be part of the tripartite alliance summit starting on Friday.
Source: http://www.thenewage.co.za