On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:49:16 +0000 "Xola" <[email protected]> wrote
> Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:48:44 > To: Xola Tyamzashe<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Cc: <[email protected]>; Chief Siyaya Nkonyeni<[email protected]>; > Justice Mvakali<[email protected]>; Hulisani > Mmbara<[email protected]>; Sbusiso Xaba<[email protected]>; Tembelani > Xundu<[email protected]>; Jaki Seroke<[email protected]>; Baliwinile > Kwankwa<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Malaika wa Azania > Mahlatsi<[email protected]>; Ras Aviwe Tyumre<[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; Mangaliso Petse<[email protected]> > Subject: COMMEMRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF POQO/APLA - By Sam > Ditshego well thought son > > As we are marking the fiftieth anniversary of the PAC’s military wing APLA > and its forerunner POQO, we must reflect on the role they played in our > struggle for liberation. They were there when the oppressed African people > needed them. > > The war waged by APLA and its forerunner, POQO was a continuation of the wars > of resistance waged by our forefathers against foreign encroachment and > usurpation of our land over four hundred years ago. We should celebrate the > twelve heroes of Operation Crusade who did battle with Portuguese forces > around Vila Peri in 1968 in Mozambique on their home-going programme. They > were Gerald Kondlo, Samuel Madodana Guma, Oscar Ntoni, Qhasana, Menzeleli, > Twala, Bele, Enoch Zulu and Zeblon Mokena. > > We must also pay tribute to the more than a hundred POQO cadres most of whom > were hanged in the early 1960’s and those who were jailed on Robben Island. > > Not much is known about these POQO/APLA heroes in Azania. We know that > history is written in the corridors of power. However, it is our duty to > inform the people of this country about these heroes. This information must > be recorded in the annals of this country’s history for posterity. > > The operations of APLA during the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’smust also be > celebrated. Our detractors might say why we celebrate since some people lost > their lives while others lost their limbs. My answer is that war is ugly. > Moreover, we didn’t initiate it. > > As we celebrate the successes of APLA, we must also do some introspection. > Cadres who took part in Operation Crusade were the cream of APLA which > included their well-trained Commander, Gerald Kondlo. Some argue that it was > a mistake on our part to have sent the cream of APLA on a mission that saw > ten of them killed. We should have sent other cadres instead. Others counter > by saying the PAC believed in leaders being in the fore front. > > With the benefit of hindsight, could we have done things differently? Many > people expect that we must have learnt from our exile experiences how to > resolve organizational problems such as factionalism and blind loyalty to a > leader. > > What has brought us together is our belief in what the PAC stands for. People > are difficult to lead and have different perspectives on and approaches to > different issues. Therefore, there is bound to be disagreements in any > organization because some people believe that their perspectives and > approaches are the best while others also believe that it is their > perspectives and approaches that are the best. When a situation such as this > arises, we should always look for those things on which we agree and > thereafter attend to those things on which we don’t agree or discard them. > > It is how leaders manage disagreements and conflicts that will keep the PAC > and its formations united. Many people like to emulate the leadership style > of our founding President Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe because he was altruistic > and selfless. This is also true of the second President of the PAC Zeph > Mothopeng. > > LEADERSHIP > > What constitutes good leadership? Is it to be elected in Polokwane or at any > elective conference? The term leader conjures up the image of an exemplary > figure; of someone who can help others set goals and achieve them. It also > implies the capacity to control, shape or direct an entity, an activity or a > process. > > This capacity requires creative and imaginative thinking, innovation and > entrepreneurship. Leadership has to be defined in terms of driving or > motivating an organization, a state, a government or any group to achieve > something. It is the ability, willingness and commitment to mobilize and > utilise the best resources, operational skills and techniques available to > attain a given goal or resolve a problem. > > In other words, good leaders must demonstrate a commitment to seek the best > means, or make the necessary sacrifices to pursue the goals that they have > set or provide a solution to an existing problem. They should also be able to > motivate or inspire their constituents to pursue their goals with confidence. > > Another problem is that we are net consumers of knowledge than producers of > knowledge. As net consumers of knowledge, we apply knowledge that was > determined or shaped by non-African contexts. We know that we were torn > asunder by ideological schisms like Marxism-Leninism, Maoism and Nationalism. > > There is nothing wrong with applying Marxist-Leninist or Maoist analytical > tools as Sobukwe pointed out in his 1970 interview that they used Marxist > analysis to challenge the Communists using their analytical tools. But Sons > and Daughters of Africa should these analytical tools divide the PAC to the > extent of threatening its very existence? > > Another problem is that state organs and resources are being used to destroy > the PAC. There is also an attempt to expunge from history books the role the > PAC and its military wing played in our struggle for liberation. > > These are some of the challenges facing the PAC. We must have the resolve to > overcome them because they are not insurmountable. > > Another challenge for us is the nefarious intentions of the West to > recolonise Africa. This is well documented. I refer you to a publication of > the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) of February 1994 which called for the > recolonisation of Africa. What is the CFR? Formed in 1921 it is an > organization made up of prominent Americans in business, government, law and > the mass media. It provides personnel to the US government. It influences US > foreign policy. President Jacob Zuma addressed the CFR in 2008 and his deputy > Kgalema Motlanthe in May this year. Do they know and agree with the agenda of > the CFR? > > The CFR advocates the creation of a world government which they call “the new > world order”. This reminds me of what former Nigerian head of state Ibrahim > Babangida was quoted as having said in Azania News of the 1980’s. He said “a > new world order must be collectively designed”. It means Babangida was saying > we can’t be expected to be part of a “new world order” we didn’t help to > design. The ultimate implication of this “world government” is that all power > would be centralized in a single global authority; national identities and > boundaries would be eliminated. This all-powerful one-world government is > going to be dictatorial. The invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Yugoslavia, > Libya and Ivory Coast `are part of the agenda of the CFR and another > organization called the Bilderberg Group which was established in 1954. > > The Bilderberg Group holds its annual meetings before the meetings of the G8 > countries and the G8 countries take their cue from the Bilderberg Group. > > My submission is that in future APLA will be summoned to defend the continent > against this “new world order”. > > Izwe Lethu! > > > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -- > 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 ____________________________________________________________ South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za Invest from as little as R150/month http://adserver.adtech.de/?adlink|3.0|559|3316082|1|16|AdId=6699471;BnId=4;link=http://www.oldmutual.co.za/personal/insurance.aspx -- 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
