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Zwelinzima Vavi - Suspended Head of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)

With South African elections due in May, Zeinab Badawi asks Zwelinzima Vavi, suspended head of the country's trade unions alliance, how they can promote work and education for all.

South Africa holds elections in May and complaints from workers are getting louder. Unofficial figures show that nearly half of the working population doesn't have a proper job. So what happened to the post-apartheid dream of work and education for all? Hardtalk is in Johannesburg to speak to Zwelinzima Vavi, the now suspended head of COSATU, the powerful trade unions alliance - is it holding back South Africa's progress?

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterZeinab Badawi
Interviewed GuestZwelinzima Vavi

Broadcast

  • Wed 2 Apr 201403:30GMT