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The Congress of South African Trade Unions warmly welcomes the overwhelming vote of confidence in President Jacob Zuma by members of parliament yesterday.

The MPs are speaking for the South African people in rejecting the pathetic attempts of the grossly misnamed Congress of the People to reverse the decision taken by a two-thirds majority of South Africans on 22 April 2009 to elect an ANC government under the leadership of Jacob Zuma.

The COPE leaders, who lost the battles at both the Polokwane conference and the 2009 elections, are now trying to misuse Parliament to try once again to claw their way back into power and thwart the democratic will of the people.

COSATU has full confidence in its ally, the ANC, to implement its manifesto commitments and the resolutions of the 2007 Polokwane Conference. While we shall always guard our right to be critical of particular government policies and decisions, we believe the government is moving in the right direction. It is sticking to its priorities to tackle the huge challenges rises in decent job creation, the public health service, the education system, rural development and crime and corruption.

The federation will continue to give the government support and defeat moves by minority opposition parties to divide our people on behalf of the rich and powerful vested interests that they represent.