> > Fellow Comrades
> >
> >
> > We have in the past months learned serious historical
> > lessons in the likes of Terror Lekota,the former
> minister of
> > defence in the republic of South Africa,who of late
> has
> > changed colour like a chameleon.
> >
> > Depolitisizing the public service is tantamount to
> > dehumanizing of workers.When we were young we got
> political
> > lessons that Workers are first members of the
> community
> > before they are workers.That implied that the working
> > conditions of the society will have a bearing in our
> > workplaces.How do workers get to work was dictated by
> > Colonialism of a Special Type,Apartheid as ushered by
> the
> > Verwoerd regime many years ago.Separate develpment
> dictated
> > that we will commute everyday from townships,squatter
> camps
> > and infomal settlement to our workplaces.
> >
> > Now,currently the noise that public service should be
> > depolitisised is counter-revolutionary and
> antidialogical of
> > COPE.
> >
> > The right to bargain and to organise is enshrined in
> the
> > constitution of the country of the country.This is a
> > contradiction for the working class as the instruments
> and
> > ingredients that made the Apartheid regime to
> collapse, was
> > and will be the politisization of our masses;to
> participate
> > in shaping the kind of government they want,chose
> their own
> > leaders and have a voice in the workplaces.
> > Why are signs of inequality in the results of
> matriculants?
> > Former Model C Schools continue to perform well even
> if
> > there are township schools,which made our parents
> happy
> > consistently;more is to be done.
> >
> > How many of our black students have a free passage to
> > tertiary institutions without assistance from student
> > loans,bursaries etc.? We should be proud of these
> > achievements against all odds.
> >
> > The word Custodian in our (my) entails the ability to
> chose
> > consistent,reliable,revolutionary leaders to lead
> public
> > service to accelerated service delivery.
> >
> > What's wrong with that???
> >
> > This does not suprise the workers as he failed to
> transform
> > the defence force in the country.Who can forget cases
> that
> > were won for members of the defence force infected and
> > affected by HIV/AIDS in the workplace when he refused
> them
> > access to drugs;discriminated them on the basis of
> their
> > status and in some instances refused to process their
> > membership subscriptions to Unions ??
> >
> > Unless we forget easily!!
> >
> > "Quick return to power" is what has
> characterised
> > Lekota and CO after the fall at Polokwane to form a
> > pseudo-party of hope.
> > Class consciousness should be entrenched in our masses
> to
> > critically understand this empty manipulation.
> >
> > A Vote for the ANC will defeat this divide and rule
> > mentality.
> >
> > Young people should challenge the distortion of our
> History
> > and Heritage for the sake of cheap politicking and
> point
> > scoring by people who built castles in the air about
> leading
> > the masses of our country to a better hope.
> >
> > We dare not fail our stalwards,martyrs of the struggle
> who
> > died for the our course during the dark days.A
> dedication
> > should go to our Comrades like;Cde Solomon Mahlangu
> and Cde
> > Vuyisile Mini ,who were executed by the Apartheid
> regime for
> > believing in the ANC.The latter spoke of his absolute
> > conviction of the victory to come.And it came through
> the
> > 1994 better life for all provided by the ANC-LED
> Government.
> >
> > Unless we forget so easy!!!!
> >
> > It is not yet Uhuru!!!!!
> >
> > Mampane Normam
> > (POPCRU National Educator writing in his personal
> capacity)
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