Civil society, a term employed to name the space of those persuaded to join associations, in voluntary membership to collectively establish unions, churches, political parties, cooperation, neighbourhoods, schools of thoughts, societies to promote or prevent actions in government, influence policy, enhancing accountability and safeguard the interest of the public from exploitation by holding public officials accountable for their action in government. Civil society in developing democracies, remain the space where societies can be channelled to express their interest, and thereby be an agent to convey such information to the authorities. In South Africa, one of the largest players in that space of human association is the Tripartite Alliance, a collective of the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and the South African Communist Party (SACP), with thousands affiliates where COSATU is