Zuma: No debts within alliance

Zuma was speaking at a May Day rally held at the Sahara Stadium, north of the city.

"The workers are not doing the ANC a favour, neither is the ANC doing the workers a favour." he said.

Zuma said the tripartite alliance that consists of the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu), the SA Communist Party (SACP) and the ANC was not there to please one another but to take the struggle forward.

"Workers vote for the ANC because they know it is in their interest to do so," he said.

He went on to say that without the alliance the ANC would be weaker and Cosatu would also be weaker without the alliance.

Zuma told thousands of people that government was also implementing policies that create an environment for more labour intensive practices.

Attending the rally was Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini, SACP secretary general Blade Nzimande and KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize.

Dlamini told union members that farm workers experienced multiple problems in their workplace.

"When a farm owner dies it makes international headlines. When a farm worker dies it does not make headlines, these make it look as if lives of farm workers were not important," Dlamini said.

He also said if the issue of labour broking was not addressed by October, Cosatu would go on a strike on October 7.

There was chaos at the rally earlier when union members became chaotic shouting and singing on the stands demanding to see President Jacob Zuma who was seated at the stage.

KwaZulu Natal Cosatu provincial secretary general, Zet Luzipho, intervened to calm the situation.

When the members were eventually allowed to sit on the stadium field, they jumped off the stands and ran to the field to be closer to the President.

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Comments by Sonny

Let's judge Zuma at the next elections?

In the meantime we will see what he does with his service delivery promises!