. . [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] ----- Original Message ----- From: SolidNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 6:30 PM Subject: South African CP, General Strike - a massive success! http://www.solidnet.org News, documents and calls for action from communist and workers' parties. The items are the responsibility of the authors. Join the mailing list: info/subscribe/unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] . ====================================================================================== ===================== South African CP, General Strike - a massive success! -------------------------------------------------------- From: RedNet, Thu, 30 Aug 2001 maitlo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.sacp.org.za ====================================================================================== ====================== 30 August 2001 THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN � STOP PRIVATISATION BUILD A STRONG PUBLIC SECTOR � BUILD A PEOPLE'S ECONOMY! The people of South Africa have spoken � stop privatisation, build a strong public sector, build a people's economy! The South African Communist Party (SACP) salutes the South African working class for its massive and enthusiastic support for today's general strike against privatisation. The success of the general strike is a clear and strong message to the bosses and government that privatisation is not the route to go. Today's strike was also a conscious offensive against capitalism itself and for the building of a people's economy which meets our people's basic needs, develops infrastructure and creates new, quality and sustainable jobs. As the working class was the leading force in defeating apartheid, through today's actions the working class has also signaled that it is not going to watch itself being sacrificed in the interests of the bosses. In fact, the working class has clearly demonstrated that it is indispensable in economic transformation. Today's strike was a clear message to those capitalist vultures waiting to pounce on, and profit from privatised state assets that workers will not sit idly watching them pressurise government selling off state assets and turning basic services into commodities. To those who think that the workers' struggle against privatisation ended today, let them not underestimate the resilience, fighting spirit and anti-capitalist and socialist consciousness of the South African working class. . To those who attacked the SACP in the run-up to the strike, today's general strike sends them a clear message that instead of the "SACP being caught between a hammer and a sickle", as they alleged, the SACP is firmly united in its position and struggle against privatisation. Never have we in our history been so united about what we believe should be the economic policy for our national democratic revolution. In any case it is a thousand times to be caught between a hammer and a sickle than to hang our necks on the apron strings of the bourgeoisie and its economic policies. As the SACP has consistently argued, the restructuring of state assets must be geared to strengthen delivery and the role of the state in our economy. The way forward now must include an extensive discussion in the ANC-SACP-COSATU alliance together with SANCO in order to ensure that we find one another. It will be counter productive to continue as if the working class has not spoken The SACP is prepared to play its role in building this alliance consensus based on the interests of poor and working people in our country. CONTACT Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara) Department of Media, Information and Publicity South African Communist Party Tel � 011 339 3621; Fax � 011 339 4244 Cell � 083 651 0271; Email � [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website � www.sacp.org.za *End*
