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Herald Reporter
South Africa’s labour body, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), has praised Zanu-PF for steering the country in the right direction despite an onslaught from the United States and its allies.

Cosatu provincial secretary Mr Dumisani Dakile heaped praise on Zanu-PF’s policies on land and the indigenisation of the economy.

He also praised Mozambique’s revolutionary Frelimo party for standing by its people.

Mr Dakile was quoted by Times Live yesterday as saying Zanu-PF’s electoral victory proved that the people of Zimbabwe rejected the opposition MDC-T.

“The elections exposed the narrow and shallow policies of the MDC to the electorate,” he said.

“Liberation movements faced a total onslaught from the USA‚ and they survived.”

Delivering a report at the trade federations’ Gauteng provincial congress in Johannesburg, Mr Dakile criticised the US for meddling in the affairs of African countries and institutions such as the African Union.

He accused the United States of‚ among other things‚ funding the extremists group Boko Haram in Nigeria.

“There is a Boko Haram extremist that has placed millions of lives under serious threat as it bombs and kidnaps women and children,” he said.

“Boko Haram might be funded by the USA‚ but I don’t have evidence of that.”

Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi was credited for uplifting the lives of people of Libya, but Mr Dakile said since his removal from power and his ultimate death there had been no stability in Libya.

“The country has been a shadow of itself and there is no order and stability,” he said.

“The USA and its allies are no longer in control. The serious gains which were registered by the previous government under Gaddafi are no more.

“The USA will now be in control of the natural resources of Libya and the people will never benefit from the oil and its profit as multinationals will be the main beneficiaries.”

Mr Dakile said the AU would not fulfil its mandate as it was dependent on the USA for funding.

“The main challenge is the resources required to carry its responsibility as it still relies upon donors for more than 50 percent of its budget,” he said.

“In our view the AU will never be able to fulfil its task and mandate as long as it depends on the USA and European Union for its financing.”