COSATU 11TH NATIONAL CONGRESS PROGRAMME First Day, 17 September 2012 Chairperson of the session: First Deputy President Tyotyo James 1. Opening 09:00 2. POPCRU choir singing the National Anthem, the Internationale and Solidarity forever! 09:05 – 09:20 3. Phinda Mtya and POPCRU sings – Prayer for Africa 09:20 – 09:30 4. Tlakane Mofokeng sings – Ibuyile iAfrica in praise of struggle heroes and heroines and the ANC 09:30 – 09:45 5. Video of the last congress and summary of the past three years 09:45 – 10:00 6. Presentation of the Credentials report 10:00 – 10:15 7. Minutes of the tenth national congress 10:15 – 10:20 8. Confirmation of the agenda 10:20 – 10:30 9. Acknowledgement of all the previous recipients of Elijah Barayi Award and former NOBs 10:30 – 10:00 10. Acknowledgement of invited organisations sponsors and institutions 10:00 – 10:10 11. Live cultural item Phinda and POPCRU sings the God Bless Africa 10:10 – 10:20 12. Performance by Tlalani 10:20 – 10:30 13. Opening address by the COSATU President, Sidumo Dlamini 10:30 – 11:15 14. Process to elect the new COSATU NOBs 11:15 – 11:25 15. Keynote address by the ANC President, Jacob Zuma 11:25 – 12:15 16. Address by the SACP General Secretary, Blade Nzimande 12:15 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 Political Session – chaired by President Sidumo Dlamini 17. Political report by the General Secretary 14:00 – 15:00 18. Debate of the secretariat political report and affiliates political resolutions 15:00 – 18:30 19. Congress adjourns 19:00 20. Supper – Performance by Pops Mohammed 19:00 – 21:00 Second Day, 18 September 2012 1. Address by the General Secretary of the ITUC, Sharan Barrow 09:00 – 09:30 2. Address by Prof Somadoda Fikeni 09:00 – 10:00 3. Political resolutions continues 10:00 – 12:00 Organisational Session – chaired by Tyotyo James 4. Presentation of the organisational report, by the General Secretary and the Deputy General Secretary 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 5. Presentation of the audited statements and financial report by the Treasurer 14:00 – 14:30 6. Debate of the secretariat organisational report and affiliates organisational resolutions 15:30 – 19:00 7. Supper – Performance by Lady Smith Black Mambazo 19:00 – 21:00 Third Day, 19 September 2012 Chaired by the Second Deputy President Zingiswa Losi 1. Address by the President of SANCO President 09:00 – 09:30 2. Address by the WFTU 10:00 – 10:30 3. Address by the OATUU General Secretary 10:30 – 11:00 4. Debate of the secretariat organisational report and affiliates organisational resolutions continues 11:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 Socio Economic Report 5. Address by the Minister of Economic Development 14:00 – 14:30 6. Address by the Minister in the Presidency responsible for NDP 14:30 – 15:00 7. Presentation of the socio-economic report, by the secretariat 15:00 – 16:00 8. Debate of the secretariat socio economic report and the affiliates socio-economic resolutions 16:00 – 19:00 9. Presentation of awards to – special recognition by the congress 19:00 – 19:30 Supper – performance by Zahara 19:30 – 21: Fourth Day, 20 September 2012 10. Debate of the secretariat report and socio economic resolutions 09:00 – 13:00 11. Adoption of the secretariat report Lunch 14:00 – 14:00 12. The 10th National Congress declaration 14:00 – 14:45 13. Announcement of the NOBs election results 14:45 – 15:15 14. Closing Address by the COSATU President 15:15 – 16:00
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