About this video
Political analyst Brutus Malada joins Mike Sham to explain why COSATU is losing influence and why the ANC–SACP alliance may be approaching its end. He predicts major losses for the ANC in the 2026 local elections and warns that ActionSA could be pushed out of municipal government.
Could South Africa's political landscape change completely?
Chapters
00:00 Is COSATU Still Relevant? 02:51 COSATU's Declining Influence 05:53 Why Trade Unions Are Failing 06:31 AMCU vs NUM 09:36 Technology Is Replacing Workers 12:50 Unions Failed to Adapt 15:05 COSATU's ANC Problem 16:38 Unions Blocking New Workers? 19:51 Workers Feel Betrayed 22:38 Public Sector Unions 24:00 Ministers Who Abandoned Labour? 26:28 Government Changed Them 30:36 NEDLAC's Failure 34:56 Ramaphosa and BEE 37:15 COSATU Conference Chaos 40:24 Can COSATU Recover? 43:38 The Alliance Exists on Paper 44:48 Tripartite Alliance Breakdown 46:33 Zuma's MK Party 48:03 Why the EFF Grew 50:28 ANC Could Lose Major Metros 52:23 ActionSA's Decline 55:24 Panyaza Lesufi's Coalition Problem 58:04 The Future of the GNU
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