Comrade Kombisa, I don't understand why you would elevate Terror's utterances to legitimate concerns. Terror is completely out of order and I will tell you why:
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Comrade Terror presided over an NEC where comrades increasingly became afraid to raise issues contrary to those of the '96 Class Project namely the lack of voices during dressing down of the highly respected cadre of our movement Cde Rolihlahla Mandela who paid for this liberation with his life and his family; the lack of voices after embarassment of Cde Winnie Madikizela-Mandela during that fateful June 16 celebration; the lack of voices when Cde Gedleyihlekisa was called a "boy" and asked if he was challenging Mr Mbeki for the Presidency and instructed to release that memorable out-of-the-blue statement that he was not available for the ANC Presidency; the lack of voices when Mr Mbeki said in Parliament, " Does a virus cause a syndrome?" which we all understood to mean HIV does not lead to AIDS; the lack of voices when our people continued to succumb to HIV and AIDS; the lack of voices when Mr Mbeki consistently refused to hold discussions with any of the Alliance structures when we were informed he was tired from his numerous overseas trips. Is he raising legitimate concerns when we learnt that a company in which he is a shareholder acquired a tender worth over R100 million from the Department of Defence and his punishment was the loss of two months salary? I ask you now if that punishment fitted the crime. Do we really have to entertain a person who joined the UDF from AZAPO, simply because he wanted to lead? He is now advocating for a new party simply because we no longer want to be led by people of his ilk? Whatever you do, do not turn a blind eye to the challenges that the Alliance has had to face in getting a chance to hold qualitative discussions with the ANC since 1996. If you prefer not to see, please do not involve us in your choice to have a selective memory. On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:51:42 +0200 "Kombisa Sidloyi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lets first assess the legitimacy of what comrade Terror > said then begin > to draw conclusions. Further more, as much as we are > loyal cadres of the > ANC let us not be too proud and think the organization is > invincible and > therefor cannot be subjected to any threats be it from > within or > externally. Lambasting members when raising concerns > merely provides > evidence that there is no room for deliberation/debate in > the ANC. That > in turn dents the image of the movement. After all they > say "don't argue > with a fool as people won't see the difference". Now the > question is > "who is the fool?" > > >>> "Shadrack Mfunele" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/9/2008 > 11:10 AM >>> > > No one in the ANC is above Constitution of the > organization. > > It became clear yesterday that, Lekota assume his is > above the National > Conference of the ANC. Confidently can stand before the > entire South > African population and question the leadership of the > organization > without remorse. It is unfortunate because this man is > the former leader > of the organization and trusted member of Cabinet. > Maybe, we should > conduct an objectively analysis of decisions influenced > by his unsober > and unconstructive radical practices effected during his > era. We need to > do that because one begin to doubt the validity of such > in bring about > development in South Africa or were they meant for > personal and selfish > interests. > > Comrades, > > What is at stake? Is it the ANC, Alliance and mass > democratic movement, > Lekota and his cronies or the people of South Africa? > > ANC Today, We will prove there is no alternative to the > ANC ( > http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?doc=ancdocs/anctoday/2008/at39.htm#preslet > ) > Volume 8, No. 39 •3—9 October 2008, page 1 par.4 entails > that: > “We carry a weighty responsibility, to honour through our > actions the > proud traditions of struggle that have characterised our > Alliance over > decades. Most importantly, we carry a responsibility to > the people of > this country, and to the generations that will follow, to > lead a > national democratic revolution that will banish from our > society all > forms of discrimination, oppression and deprivation.” > > Who is he then? Can we recall the student life Mr. > Lekota? I suggest we > all make reference to the History of student politics > during the times > of boTerror. > > > ANC Today, The one and only ANC! ( > http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?doc=ancdocs/anctoday/2008/at01.htm#preslet > ) > Volume 8, No. 1 •11—17 January 2008 > “There is not one among us who is exempt from this > responsibility. If > we are to achieve what conference has demanded of us, we > will each have > to do everything in our power to ensure that the precious > torch we now > carry is indeed passed on to the next generation > undiminished.” > > Who is Terror compared to this tasks? Can he managed the > contemporary > challenges that confront the Democratic project? > > Comrades, > > We should all be happy of this big organization capable > of developing > leaders like boTerror who are able more than the NEC to > convene national > and international media to the attention of the world. > > Really this man is committed and dreaming to expose > democratic > programme to the benefit of the capitalist programme. > > I pause. > > Motosi Mfunele > > > > > > MATJHABENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY E-MAIL DISCLAIMER NOTICE > The opinions expressed are those of the individual and > not the company. > This message contains confidential information and is > intended for the > entity named above. 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