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Zwelinzima Vavi

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?

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

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Wed 2 Apr 201420:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

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Credits

PresenterZeinab Badawi
Interviewed GuestZwelinzima Vavi

Broadcasts

  • Wed 2 Apr 201403:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 2 Apr 201408:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 2 Apr 201414:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Wed 2 Apr 201420:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD