Saftu seeks to suspend Zwelinzima Vavi

The union has served Vavi with a letter of intention to place him on precautionary suspension.

He has until the end of business on Thursday to submit an explanation on why he should not be suspended.

Saftu says the investigation will also include allegations that Vavi disrespected or undermined constitutional structures and resolutions.

UPDATED: Vavi rejects Saftu’s ‘unlawful’ attempt to suspend him

The general-secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), Zwelinzima Vavi, has hit back at the federation’s national office bearers’ (NOBs) threat to place him on suspension over a number of alleged transgressions.

The veteran trade unionist claims attempts to suspend him are unlawful and unconstitutional.

This after Saftu’s president Mac Chavalala this week served Vavi with a letter of intent to place him on precautionary suspension, after a meeting of the labour federation’s NOBs on Monday.

In the letter, Saftu gave Vavi until the close of business on Thursday to provide reasons on why he should not be suspended, pending investigations into his alleged violations of Saftu’s constitution, breach of administration and finance policy, among other allegations.

But Vavi said on Wednesday he was surprised by the letter as the decision to suspend him had already been taken during Monday’s meeting, which he attended.

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