Son of the soil comrade Xaba Your response is much appreciated and I hope that your efforts will not be in vain.
Shango lasho Nkrumah Sent from Samsung tablet Sbusiso Xaba <[email protected]> wrote: >Cde Kgagudi > >You questions are not rhetorical at all. > > 1. We are attending Butterworth conscious of its constitutional dilemma. > We are not naive to think that power will be handed over with big smiles. > We appreciate the legal process under-way and we equally appreciate that > political influence must be contested. We decided to contest for that > influence on every platform called in the PAC name including Butterworth. > Are you convince that with more time PAC will be handed over to its > members? I am not convince...it has to be contested (now or/and then). > Abuse of power will not come to an end by itself. Yes, we risk the vicious > circle and I agree it has to be broken. > 2. I full share your sentiments on *building strong party >structures*and strengthening of branches. Branches strong enough to > make ideological sound decisions and make solid determination on strategic > & tactical matters. > 3. *What is principled party unity? *We are brought together by five > aims of the party. We should be united to promote them. *How we foster > party unity? *It is codifying our value system through party regulations > (internal policies). Properly discussed and constitutionally adopted > regulations. Complying to this codes and demand compliance of all party > members especially leadership. Leadership has been the most > ill discipline section of our membership. Ordinary member do not create > bogus branches neither do they sideline other members.* Where in past? *I > have always allow different views in all structures that I participated > in and never sidelined those who disagreed with my views. I am assertive on > my views but never antagonist against Africanists. Me and you were there, > when APC took the REC of Johannesburg. We closed the gap and fostered unity. > 4. We need to establish *Africanist Socialist Democracy* by seizing > power and we also need to sustain that social order. The emphasis is on > building capability to sustain but that does not diminish the importance of > revolutionary process to establish the desire social order. *Content and > Context* is Africanistic in orientation, socialistic in content, > democratic in form and creative in purpose. > 5. *Revolutionary values: *Noble son, please refer the email that you > sent to this forum dated 27 June 2012 (Subject was RECLAIM PAC FOR A > REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAMME). You correct highlighted the cancer of > cadreship that lacks revolutionary values. Revolution values are well > summarised by Sobukwe on Leadership. > 6. *Relevance of Africanist Manifesto:* White domination > remain intact regardless of its form. Direct colonialism or neocolonialism > is still white domination (*whether visible or invisible*). Capitalism > and chain reaction analysis identifying expansion of market remain source > of social problems (imperialism) cannot be disputed. Where are we with the > African personality, identity or national question. *The analysis and > prescribed solution remain up-to-date*. Yes, we can expand on each of > paragraphs from A - O or interpret them for our understanding. > >Regards, > >Sbusiso Xaba > > > > >On 7 July 2012 17:15, linda ndebele <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Probably its worth asking who nominated cde Sbu for president which >> necessitated that he accepts nomination and forgo his previous position >> against Congress? >> Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * "Nkrumah Kgagudi" <[email protected]> >> *Sender: * [email protected] >> *Date: *Sat, 7 Jul 2012 16:44:01 +0200 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *ReplyTo: * [email protected] >> *Subject: *RE: [PAYCO] PAC Leadership Manifesto >> >> Comrade Xaba**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I thought you were part of those who rejected and denounced the July 2012 >> congress on the basis that PAC is not ready for an elective congress and >> that focus should be setting up a process to formulate a party political >> programme as primary and a necessary act that precedes and dictates >> subsequent activities such as identification of leadership and organisation! >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> What made you to change heart? Do you believe that if the July 2012 >> congress proceeds, those who will emerge will bring a lasting solution for >> PAC? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> And that the current PAC ‘regime’ will voluntarily relinquish position of >> authority and all of a sudden the spirit of democracy will prevail? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Why not focus in systematic building and re-organisation of the PAC from >> the bottom-up? If there are stronger and politically clear branches, no >> self serving individuals will ascend into leadership positions without >> endorsement of branches? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Are you not falling into the same vicious circle that has led to political >> and organisational stagnation of PAC?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Lastly, your PAC Leadership Manifesto is interesting, the second paragraph >> states that *“Our major focus is to foster principled party unity, …” *maybe >> the comrade can share and explain as to what constitutes a *“principled >> party unity?”* and how will that principled party unity be achieved? What >> has been the Comrade’s contribution in past to foster that principled >> unity within PAC including its component structures?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Secondly, you envisage *“To build a strong PAC institutional capability >> to confront injustices, install revolutionary values and sustain Africanist >> Socialist Democracy”*, what constitutes revolutionary values and how can >> the *PAC “sustain Africanist Socialist Democracy”* whilst PAC is not in >> political power? And by an Africanist Socialist Democracy you refer to what >> and what context? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thirdly, you advanced a view that *“Africanist Manifesto remains an up to >> date revolutionary platform to guide the African revolution”*, the Pan >> Africanist Manifesto was adopted in 1959, in 1958 Africa had eight (8) >> independent African countries, it is now fifty three (53) years since 1959, >> there is no longer classic colonialism and there are 53/54 independent >> states in Africa, how can a 1959 perspective remain relevant after 53 years? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> I hope you will not find my inquiry rhetorical. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Nkrumah **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf >> Of *Sbusiso Xaba >> *Sent:* 06 July 2012 08:17 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [PAYCO] PAC Leadership Manifesto**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> On 6 July 2012 18:55, Hulisani Mmbara <[email protected]> wrote:**** >> >> I came across this 'manifesto' on facebook. >> >> "I accepted nomination for position of PAC President. I pledge to this >> commitment."- Sbusiso Xaba >> >> PAC Leadership Manifesto >> >> By Sbusiso Xaba >> >> Preamble >> >> Our major focus is to foster principled party unity, reconcile party >> members and create space for members to excel in the service of African >> people. We will collectively provide guidance on resolving the current >> constitutional crisis. We appreciate that PAC strength lies in its ideology >> and the application of democratic centralism should be based on enforceable >> decision-making model, which is capable of eliminate unmanaged conflict and >> power abuse with the PAC. >> >> Vision >> >> To build a strong PAC institutional capability to confront injustices, >> install revolutionary values and sustain Africanist Socialist Democracy. >> >> Key pillars of PAC program of action >> >> Accelerate PAC cadre development and political education (Pan Africanism, >> strategy and tactics). >> >> Develop PAC campaigning capacity in various areas >> >> Sovereignty, reparation, economic self-determination and Africanist >> Socialist production >> >> Holistic life quality to foster the Africanist personality (education, >> health and housing). >> >> Nation building (organising African nation scattered across the world). >> >> Develop PAC regulations (internal policies) that guide decision-making and >> foster party unity such as: >> >> PAC Cadre Deployment Regulation (Selection, Monitoring and Evaluation) >> >> PAC Delegation of Authority Regulation (what structure make which decision) >> >> PAC Investment Regulation (where and how the party invests) >> >> Develop institutional capacity (strong administrative machinery). Separate >> institutional governance, bureaucratic and technocratic functions of the >> party >> >> Elect leadership to focus on institutional (corporate) governance of party. >> >> Appoint professional staff to run day-to-day administration machinery of >> party. >> >> Appoint professional staff to conduct technocrat work of the party such as >> preliminary policy research. >> >> Cooperation and systematic coordination of membership participation in >> social movement. This creates capacity for the party to deliver alternative >> channels for basic services. >> >> Deliberate financial support of component structures to organise in >> mandated social sector. >> >> Offensive component structure (students, labour and women) >> >> Defensive component structure (youth and military veteran) >> >> Conclusion >> >> The miserable, poverty stricken, war mongers and disease riddled Europe >> destroyed African sovereignty. European society further built its >> capitalism trance on the foundation of African blood, African labour and >> African land resources. This low culture society is determined to >> perpetuate these injustices through various schemes of neo-colonialism >> therefore revolution is a necessity for African people. >> >> It is the responsibility of African people to develop mechanisms and >> institutions for their total liberation. PAC is the institution for the >> implementation of the revolution, which is a well planned and immaculately >> executed series of events that is design to bring fundamental social change >> and alteration in power relations. It is my firm believe that there can >> never be a sustainable revolution without a revolutionary party, a >> revolutionary party without revolutionary program, a revolutionary program >> without revolutionary leadership and revolutionary leadership without >> revolutionary theory. Africanist Manifesto remains an up to date >> revolutionary platform to guide the African revolution. >> >> >> 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**** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> 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**** >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> -- >> 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 >> > >-- >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 -- 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
