Twenty years is a pretty long time, and any serious organisation would have made significant steps forward in the same period. This is clearly an indictment on the wrong methods we apply to advance the objectives of the PAC in this period. It also means the opponents of revolutionary Pan Africanism are having a field day in the political and economic climate controlled and dominated by the imperialist powers such Europe, America and Japan. It is important to analyse the environment we operate in and weigh the chances to advance the cause faced with this. The PAC itself has contributed towards its own decline, and those who hold the levers of control in the Party have naively driven the organisation into insignificance. There are many examples to prove this notion, but let me cite only one that happened recently: Radio Metro has an hour long political programme on Wednesday evenings. They invited the PAC about four weeks ago to showcase its electoral programme, and had Mudini Maivha and Narius Moloto as chief spokespersons representing the rivalry within the Party to debate the internal issues. This was disaster in its most graphic and naked form, and a bizarre lesson on how 'Do It Yourself suicide' operates. The callers were the best contributors and experts on what the PAC stands for. I know the two gentlemen very well. I wasn't even surprised that their self-serving contribution was way below standard. In my opinion, even their characterization is the same - thick headed, political bankruptcy, and personal empire building ambitions. It was Mangaliso Sobukwe who said we don't know each other from Adam as we voluntarily come into the struggle, but African people have an idiom to counter that: true men know one another from the tough experiences gained at the initiation school. This is too profound. Sobukwe was truly a good teacher. The PAC can and will rise again - only if it aligns itself with the African people and their quest for total liberation. We must first regain the position of a custodian of the aspirations of the Azanian masses. The PAC has a special place in the hearts and minds of the African people. It cannot be measured by electoral platforms only - which in their nature are a based on the fallacy of a gambler. We need quality cadres and it takes time to raise them, and sustain their development in the turbulence of opportunism, revisionism and intrigue engineered by opponents of progress. Elections in SA are based on quantity. The PAC is deeper than that. Our historical mission is to liberate humankind. You will need substance to reach this goal. Our modern leaders think that ideology and political theory are for the birds. Those who pursue personal agendas and form themselves into cliques and fiefdoms using the PAC platform will be harshly judged by history. That is why Bennie Bunsee - a great Africanist thinker - says they are immature. It is possible too that their offspring will eventually spit on their graves. In our times, there is no other organisation than the PAC (in its true form and content) to advance this noble cause. In my capacity as a fellow for the Pan Africanist Research Institute, I interact with leaders of political organisations across the spectrum. I have done the same with the development of the EFF and with some of my colleagues and comrades we met last week with senior leaders of the organisation. We are not thumb-sucking - we deal with facts and strive to provide insight. We will have follow up meetings. It is fair though to say the EFF have sprouted rhetoric and demagoguery that sounds like the radical statements of the Africanists in the forties already. They are celebrities who are in your face in the popular media - and they are lapping up that attention. They have the energy to organize and they are serious about it. However, their one and single objective is to oppose Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress as it stands right now. They are obsessed with this objective. In the lingo of my township, we say they come with paraffin speed. Not for the long marathon road ahead. I wish you all the best in the Daveyton branch. The road is much longer. Izwe lethu iAfrika Jaki Seroke From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [PAYCO] Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 19:15:57 +0000
Cde Nkrumah, Ndebele, Seroke It is almost twenty years since we have been trying to resuscitate ourselves from the ashes of rivalry and infighting. To retrospect, from our poor electoral showing of 1994, the PAC had always had an agenda of revamping leadership. It is unfortunate that the ideal leadership has not come forth, aggravating is the fact that from then, our electoral support has been dwindling from 5 members in parliament to 1. By and large, new kids on the block in the political spectrum in South Africa have always undercut our position and relevance. One writer in this platform reported that in Limpompo members of the PAC have joined the EFF. In Daveyton we are Launching a branch, and we have committed Africanists, but will we sustain this potential. The EFF has received an untold publicity in the media and elsewhere, and disgruntled people from the ANC have found it to be a viable political alternative. Can we survive or we are just relying on our liberation struggle heritage ?. which transition of leadership in PAC has taken place without scuffle from 1994. Izwe Lethu Mduduzi Sibeko Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and automatically archived by Mimecast SA (Pty) Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Mimecast Unified Email Management ��� (UEM) offers email continuity, security, archiving and compliance with all current legislation. To find out more, contact Mimecast. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pan Africanist Youth Congress" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pan Africanist Youth Congress" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
