Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… held its first annual congress in 1956. Sactu joined the ANC-led Congress Alliance, and took part in many of the … but in 1958 the campaign drew limited response, and the ANC, which initially supported the 1958 strike, called for an … organisations. After the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, the ANC and SACP jointly formed uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961, …