Ma Afrika Poqo Sharpville erupted about a month ago, with the service delivery riots and PAC members were very much in the forefront and giving direction and leadership to the marches there. In the past years there have been two seperate events, one a drinkinking spinge and festival by the charterists ususally held at the stadium in the township and another a commemoration by the PAC next to the dam. This year the masses threatened to boycott and disrupt the ANC's event, to avoid embarrassment decided to come in as government, fund the event and 'invite' all other political parties, thereby be in the forefront. PAC members that attended there were not in support of one Letlapa Mphahlele, he himself was defied there when he attempted to quieten the PAC supporters who attended the event. What took place in Sharpville was that all speakers, especialyl one Jeff Radebe, Themba Godi were booed. Only two speakers made their address without being disrupted, Bantu Holomisa and Letlapa Mphahlele. After Letlapa's address the supporters walked out leaving Letlapa embarrassed and Kgalema Mothlante, who took the stage after Letlapa, was left to addresss the grass there. For the first time since prior to 1994, Sharpville commemoration was just that and not a drinking spree. The masses need direction and are gatvol maAfrika and we can only do that from within them. Letlapa is not the PAC and lost control a long time ago even though he and his mates always want to rush and be in the forefront whenever things happen. We need to be careful and not alienate ourselves from the masses, maArika, after all they are the PAC as Pokela said and not a few individual power mongerers.
"The PAC is the Azanian masses and the Azanian masses are the PAC", - John Nyathi Pokela Izwe lethu ________________________________ From: Thembeka Majali <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 12:50:40 PM Subject: [PAYCO] Langa/Sharpeville Massacre a PAC event Dearest comrades and fellow afrikanists, We greately apreciate your political and generous contributions for holding a historic, dignified and internationally recognised event despite the desruptions by few individuals. Your organic intellectual critical thinking has proven that anything is possible without millions to slaughter cows and rent a crowd. Khoison X has done the thinking for those who lack the anlytical skills to understand the political instability in the PAC, social conditions in which the african majority still live and the economic policies of the ruling party that exacerbate the rising unemployment, deteriorating health system, poor education system and the deep levels of poverty and the continued service delivery protests nationwide. PAC members took control of the entire event and defended it from being sold-out whether in dollars or yern or euros as comrade Mbara says. Comrades Mayende and other veterans mediated on saturday the evening of the night vigil anticipating the worse scenario the following morning when unveiling the monument but arrogance and individuals advocated for the disruption of the vent. However, I feel sorry for those men and women who were taken for a ride to KwaLanga to support a hidden agenda whilst their member of Parliament was ducking and dancing with the charterists in Sharpeville. What you saw on television was a political education for people to do the thinking for themselves not to be misled by anyone under any circumstances. Go back to your branches, societal association, community involvement,write about the PAC and think for the PAC. Thank you very much to you all for your generous and courageous support and the struggle continues. Izwe lethu-- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to payco+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to payco+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
