{"id":19835,"date":"2013-12-20T08:10:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T13:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=19835"},"modified":"2013-12-20T08:10:56","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T13:10:56","slug":"numsa-withdraws-support-for-anc-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2013\/12\/numsa-withdraws-support-for-anc-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Numsa withdraws support for ANC in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Like other unions, Numsa members went on strike earlier this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

South Africa’s biggest trade union has announced that it is withdrawing its support for the ANC ahead of next year’s election – a big blow to the governing party.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The 330,000-member National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said it would not endorse any party.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trade unions and the Communist Party have been in a tri-partite alliance with the ANC since 1994.<\/span><\/p>\n

But poor South Africans have become increasingly critical of the ANC.<\/span><\/p>\n

They accuse it of corruption and not doing enough to tackle poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The improvements on President Zuma’s private residence have been widely criticised<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week, President Jacob Zuma was publicly booed by the memorial service for Nelson Mandela.<\/span><\/p>\n

The BBC’s Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg says this should be a wake-up call for the ANC not to take its anti-apartheid support base for granted.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is clear that the working class cannot any longer see the ANC or the SACP as its class allies in any meaningful sense,” said Numsa leader Irvin Jim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Jim also called on President Zuma to resign, saying his administration had been linked to too many scandals.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the union would explore the possibility of setting up a new, socialist party.<\/span><\/p>\n

The governing party is already under pressure from the newly-formed Economic Freedom Fighters of former ANC youth leader Julius Malema, who wants to nationalise South Africa’s rich mines and land.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Zuma has been strongly criticised over the spending of $20m (\u00a312m) for security upgrades at his residence in his home village of Nkandla. These include a swimming pool and a cattle enclosure.<\/span><\/p>\n

The government was also condemned after police shot dead 34 striking miners in Marikana last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like other unions, Numsa members went on strike earlier this year to demand higher wages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our correspondent says the announcement is a setback to the ANC but it is important to note that Numsa did not completely cut ties with the labour federation, Cosatu, which remains in alliance with the ANC.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also notes that while Numsa criticises the ANC for not being socialist enough, some opposition parties want the government to adopt more free market policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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