Word: cosatu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sort of defiance that Mandela displayed seemed to be in the air last week. The newly formed Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) also flouted the government by calling on foreign-based companies to divest themselves of South African holdings. "While Western companies argue that this will bring suffering to blacks, COSATU says that black people have been suffering since 1652, when the Boers first came to this country," said Elijah Barayi, president of the group. It was one of the most radical calls to action made publicly by the head of a legally recognized black organization since...