YCL supports ANCYL call to nationalise mines
July 04 2009 at 05:30PM
The Young Communist League on Saturday backed ANC Youth League president
Julius Malema's call for mine nationalisation.
"We agree with the ANCYL that mines and banks must be nationalised in line
with the Freedom Charter," YCL David Masondo said at a SA Students Congress
(SASCO) national general council meeting at North West University.
"Ownership of the economic resources by the people means we will be in a
better position to decide how we use the economic resources."
On July 2, Malema was quoted in The Sowetan calling for nationalisation of
mines, at the launch of the youth league's political school.
"At the moment, when the imperialist forces are accepting the failures of
capitalism, we should ask whether the time has not arrived for the
government to make sure that the state owns the mines and other means of
production as called for in the Freedom Charter," said Malema.
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On the same day, the ANC dismissed nationalisation, saying the policy was
not on the table.
"It is not ANC policy to nationalise mines, but the ANC does provide for
people to question if they need to do so," said spokeswoman Jessie Duarte.
On Saturday Masondo said many ANC leaders were too cowardly to embrace the
idea.
"We understand the cowardice of many of the ANC leaders because the
nationalisation of the mines will serve as a blow for their class interests.
"...There are many of our leaders and cadres [for whom it] is about who gets
the mining rights, tenders etc."
Masondo said that instead of implementing the Freedom charter the ANC was
"collaborating with white capitalists" to transfer wealth to the "black
elite."
He said this elite included people like "Mzi Khumalo, Sakkie Macozoma,
{Patrice] Motsepes of these [sic] world who have become vultures and
bloodsuckers of the working class in the name of the BEE."
On Friday, the Congress of South African Trade Unions on Friday also backed
the call to nationalise the country's mines.
"The ANCYL makes the valid point that the nationalisation of the mines is
particularly relevant in the light of the global financial crisis and the
massive job losses in the mining sector," Cosatu spokesman Patrick Craven
said.
Masondo also said the YCL called on president Jacob Zuma to stand for a
second term.
"There are people who are already discussing this matter in corners.
"It is therefore hypocritical for some of them to come out in public and
claim that the issue is not being discussed and [that] opening up this issue
will divide the movement."
Masondo said lack of clarity on succession could actually cause more
problems for the movement,
"Laying this matter to rest as soon as now, will enable us to focus on
issues of transformation of our country."
"Socialism is Cool! Capitalism Sucks," concluded Masondo. - Sapa
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