# Newly elected COSATU president Mike Shingange has called for unity within the labour federation and the broader tripartite alliance. He was elected at the federation’s 15th National Congress in Kempton Park, Gauteng, yesterday, where he secured 973 votes, succeeding Zingiswa Losi, who was elected general secretary. Despite the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest the November local government elections independently from the tripartite alliance, Shingange says the congress has resolved to support both the ANC and the SACP in the elections:
COSATU to support both the ANC and the SACP in the local government elections [SOUND]
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