for many Palestinians. COSATU marched to the US Embassy in Sandton, Johannesburg as a show of support for Palestinians, stating that the US government needs to recognize the sovereignty of Palestine as well as the gross human rights violations against Palestinians. Current officeholders National Office Bearers: President: Zingiswa Losi First Deputy-President: Mike Shingange Second Deputy-President: Louise Thipe Secretary General: Bheki Ntshalintshali Deputy General Secretary: Solly Phetoe Treasurer: Freda Oosthuysen Provincial Secretaries: Eastern Cape: Xolani Malamlela Free State: Monyatso Mahlatsi Gauteng: Dumisani Dakile KwaZulu-Natal: Edwin Mkhize Limpopo: Gerald Twala Mpumalanga: Thabo Mokoena North West: Job Dliso Northern Cape: Orapeleng Moraladi Western Cape: Melvyn de Bryn See also Trade unions in South Africa 2007 South African public servants' strike Siphiwe Mvuyane John Gomomo Further reading Jeremy Baskin, Striking Back: A history of Cosatu, Routledge (September 1991), an account of COSATU's early years from 1985 until the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 Notes References External links Official homepage COSATU Daily News cosatu Twitter @_cosatu COSATU Press Releases South Africa Info: Trade Unions in South Africa Organisations based in Johannesburg Trade unions in South Africa Politics of South Africa Political organisations based in South Africa African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation 1985 establishments in South Africa National trade union centres of South Africa Trade unions established in 1985