Cdes! I think the streak of Kaizer's article is punched relevantly to remind us of immediate political task. It keeps us hectically focused on the fundamental task of the moment--Elections! However, the article commit two basic errors.
First important error is his understanding of "two-third majority". He seems to understand the two-third majority as an end in itself rather than a means to an end. We need the two-third in order to forward the momentum of national democratic transformation. This theme need to be repeated often. The second significant error that Cde Kaizer commits is he somehow exaggerates the strength of the opposition parties. In this manner he find himself being over-cautious and slightly trembling on the way we need to deal with NPA announcement. Hence we must have "cool" heads to avoid "the traps set" by opposition parties. In this regard Cde Kaizer is over-analyzing. Without suggesting any complacency the gap between all opposition parties and the ANC is continuously yawning widely, and deep down their hearts they have accepted this reality. They know that even their coalition strategy is bound to hit the brick hall. As the ANC and Alliance we must recognize this crucial strength and it must give us confidence to deal with NPA decision and other matters appropriately. Otherwise, Cde Kaizer's anger is legitimate. Bakgalaka! -----Original Message----- From: Kaizer Mohau [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:20 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; vuyiswa; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Kaizer Mohau; [email protected] Subject: Re: TWO/THIRDS MAJORITY CANNOT BE COMPROMISED LET US NOT LOSE FOCUS - QUENCIQUENCIES ARE HUGE IF WE DO The open letter to former President of the ANC and the country Thabo Mbeki, by Cde Fikile Mbalula a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress came at a time when as members of the ANC we needed political direction as to how on earth are we to deal with the repercussions resulting from the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to withdraw charges against the President of the ANC and soon the country. This does not in any way suggests that the NPA provided us with a political dilemma in this regard neither does the NPA represents an institution that we could trust anytime soon. But this is precisely because the NPA vindicated us as members of the ANC - and cadres of this ANC led revolutionary movement. We have long before the NPA could be sober, argued that there is no case to be answered by the President of the ANC Cde Jacob Zuma - When in a COSATU conference a song was composed asking Bulelani Ngcuka as to what is it that Cde Jacob Zuma has done? It was against this background. Because Ngcuka was controlling the Scorpions we had to ask him this question - to our disappointment no answer came forth except an intensified offensive on the persona of Cde Jacob Zuma by the media, the Presidency of the country, certain members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC during Thabo Mbeki's leadership, opposition parties and last and not least the so-called intellectuals and their ideological sidekicks masquerading as political analysists. It is impossible to think of Bulelani Ngcuka and his Co. operating without instructions from somewhere, in our mind there was no doubt that a powerful hand was behind these shenanigans. We knew that the President of the ANC and the country by then knew about what was happening - as such we were and we are still of the view that Thabo Mbeki was either responsible for these actions or gave blessings to those in the forefront. So the decision by the NPA came as no surprise in terms of its content and not the political form these issues took prior and after the decision was made, what was our concern was when the NPA will be sober and take this long awaited decision. The former President dismissed a number of important leads into the so-called conspiracy - amongst those is the main issue of the existence of a concerted and calculated plot to undermine in the eyes of the public the image, character and political leadership of Cde Jacob Zuma. When the issue of the Browse Mole report came to the public domain - which was nothing except another briefing notes aimed at dealing negatively so with the leadership of the entire movement including the Alliance leaders, Thabo Mbeki dismissed it as another work of counter revolutionary elements, something Thabo Mbeki is well known for during his term of office - including his "Extra ordinary arrogance which leads to total disrespect and disregard for the leadership of our movement and the movement itself. Perhaps the million Rand question in terms of the current debate of what is to be done, following the NPA decision as it is unfolding and taking a centre stage in how political parties are contesting our votes, should be located and subjected to internal democratic process of the ANC. It is my humble view that as of now we need to cool our heads and our minds by applying the very attitude demonstrated by the President of the ANC Cde Jacob Zuma of desisting from being judgemental lest we fall into the political trap set by the opposition with the intention to ensure we lose focus of the most important task of today, that of ensuring more than two/thirds majority in the coming elections. As to what happens to those who have wounded the movement overtime considering the profusely bleeding ANC - as a result of Thabo Mbeki's style of leadership - I think we should let the structures of the ANC - in the coming National General Council to decide on the course of action to be undertaken by the ANC as part of the process of healing itself. We should avoid making judgements at this stage - whether we forgive or we call for the conspirators to face the firing squad - should be a subject for the ANC structures - in a process that will satisfy all of us. People should use as expected internal processes of the ANC to lobby for their positions in this regard - it must be noted that Thabo Mbeki cannot be treated - in the manner that will eventually undermine the internal and organisational discipline of the ANC. Besides our treatment of Thabo Mbeki as a puppet master who was the only one behind the plot will not assist us - a holistic approach to these issues will go a long way in sustaining, concretising and maintaining the unity and cohesion of our movement. I think all of us should agree that our movement has been seriously wounded, we should further agree with Cde Fikile Mbalula that Thabo Mbeki's indifference in relation to the current political conjecture and particularly the fact that whether he remains a cadre of the ANC or not are issues we should never dismiss out rightly, but at the same time we should not create an impression that the ANC will never survive an existence without him. 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