Johannesburg – South Africa’s biggest union is considering pulling out of the ANC-aligned Cosatu labour federation to form its own political entity, a split that could hurt the ruling party in next year’s elections, senior union sources said on Tuesday.

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is increasingly at odds with the African National Congress (ANC) and Cosatu – part of an official, three-way governing alliance that also includes the Communist Party – over labour policies it says are too pro-business.
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