In spite of being refused to visit, the thirteen delegates of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU), left for Zimbabwe with the intent of meeting Zimbabwe's Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU), civil society groups and getting first hand information regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe prior to parliamentary elections. Upon their arrival at the Airport, they were subjected to a two hour-long interrogation by government authorities. They were put on a bus by Zimbabwean police and deported to the Beitbridge border post and left there.
eventREF E-0013611Revised
27 October 2004
COSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01The ZIMBABWE Situation,'The ZIMBABWE Situation',From: The ZIMBABWE Situation, [online]available at: zimbabwesituation.com [accessed 22 October 2009]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). COSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013611
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