Saftu president Ruth Ntlokotse was expelled from the union last Thursday following a disciplinary inquiry held at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Photo: Facebook
The expulsion of Ruth Ntlokotse - the second deputy president of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and president of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) - is likely to cause ructions within Numsa, writes Ebrahim Harvey.
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