{"id":6419,"date":"2021-03-15T20:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2021-03-15T18:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:13:30","slug":"cosatu-not-interested-in-mbalula-sisulu-twar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cosatu-not-interested-in-mbalula-sisulu-twar","title":{"rendered":"Cosatu &#8216;not interested&#8217; in Mbalula, Sisulu twar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>COSATU has expressed disinterest in a Twitter battle involving Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tweet on Sunday, Mbalula accused Sisulu of not affording him a chance to clarify his Tweet from last week.<\/p>\n<p>He has since apologised for referring to Dlamini Zuma as \u201cZuma\u2019s wife\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter of complaint received by the office of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, Sisulu expressed anger at the alleged attacks levelled by Mbalula.<\/p>\n<p>Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said: \u201c&#8230; we are not interested in the tweets, We have said time and again that ANC leaders lack discipline. As Cosatu, we say the lack of discipline inside the ANC ranks really is what is going to to bring about (their) demise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people at the top level lack discipline, what will happen at a lower level,\u201d Pamla questioned.<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter rants were met with mixed views by social media users, with most calling or Mbalula to apologise, but he opted to only apologise to Dlamini Zuma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt face value, Mbalula seems to be using a \u2018social media type of freedom of speech\u2019 as it were the Twitter streets. But given his standing as a minister, member of the NEC (national executive committee) and a person with a history in the politics of succession, his remarks on both Dlamini Zuma and Sisulu are pre-emptive of a much deeper political play behind the scenes,\u201d said political economist at the Bukindaba Group, Israel Mkhize.<\/p>\n<p><b>POLITICAL BUREAU<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. COSATU has expressed disinterest in a Twitter battle involving Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. In a Tweet on Sunday, Mbalula accused Sisulu of not affording him a chance to clarify his Tweet from last week. 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