Group calls for Korean peace pact
Court,” said Cosatu. “The federation will not rest until comrade Moss Phakoe’s killers are identified and punished. Comrade Moss Phakoe continues to inspire us in our relentless fight against corruption.
“Expose those betraying our liberation movement through crime and corruption, which robs us of services and rots the moral fibre of our society.”
Cosatu has been in the vanguard of the fight to root out corruption. We are determined to relentlessly pursue those that have been hijacking our movement to make money, regardless of their connections, and ensure that they are brought to court and, if found guilty, punished severely.
“Nepotism, patronage, corruption and greed are not only destroying the ethic of self-sacrifice and service to the people that have traditionally characterised our revolutionary movement.
“They are also breeding death squads and are the source of political killings that are on the rise in provinces like KwaZulu-Natal,” the federation said in a statement. – Staff Reporter HUNDREDS of people gathered on Saturday at Church Square for the launch of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) campaign to urge the governments of North and South Korea to sign a peace agreement.
IWPG spokesperson Nancy Roussopoulos said the aim of the campaign was to get 10 million signatures urging the two governments to sign the agreement.
“The campaign started on November 17 in both North and South Korea. It was an internal campaign for two months until it spread to 170 countries across the globe,” she said.
Roussopoulos added that South Africa was one of the countries that needed to be included in the campaign.
“The Cenotaph in Cape Town serves as a remembrance of the wars that took place between the two Korean countries.
“This time around we want things to be different. Instead of having another memorial site, we want a site of signatures of people who opted for peace instead of war,” she said. – Staff Reporter