President Ramaphosa to address national Workers’ Day rally

President Ramaphosa is set to deliver the keynote address at the national Workers' Day rally

May 1, 2024 - 09:32
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President Ramaphosa to address national Workers’ Day rally
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will today deliver the keynote address at the national Workers’ Day rally at the Athlone stadium in Cape Town.

Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Zingiswa Losi will be among other speakers at the rally which will come after a solidarity march in support of Palestine.

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The march is expected to start at the local police station and then move to the stadium.

Meanwhile, Cosatu and its alliance partners, the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) say they are looking forward to hosting successful national Workers’ Day celebrations at the Athlone stadium in Cape Town today.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at a rally at the stadium after a march in support of Palestine.

The march is expected to start at the local police station and then move to the stadium. Cosatu’s provincial secretary Malvern de Bruyn addressed the media on Tuesday.

“Expecting close to 20 000 supporters, mobilising thousands of ANC members, alliance partners all support and have mobilised on the ground. In fact, we are expecting an overflow of people according to the confirmations.”

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Phillimon Sefake Phillimon Sefake is a creative writer and literary scholar