Cadres I prefer to differ with this view based on the following. First and foremost I'm a worker and I had personally experience brutality of these road accidents. However our argument shouldn't be raised with emotions however with the view to advance the interest of the poor (working class) in these instances workers in particular. The issue of workers safety or safety in general has been a major concern in a number of industries. What comes to mind is the mining industry where negligence and greed has resulted in accidents that claimed thousands of lives; poor workers for that matter. I don't see us as progressive forces calling for closure of mines but for more regulations and high standards of safety requirements. This should also apply in this case considering that this notorious SA Roadlink; has employed people who come from the working class.
I feel that the call for closure is not a well calculated initiative; however one would like appreciate the concern raise by our beloved movement in this regard. Yours in Socialism ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kanego, Clarence Thete Sent: 08 July 2009 01:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: YCLSA CALLS ON GOVERNEMENT TO BAN SA ROADLINK Cdes Lets engage on the attached document. Aluta! Cde Kanego Thete On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Castro Ngobese <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: YCLSA calls on government to ban SA Roadlink from our public roads 08 July 2009 The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] calls on the Ministry of Transport to ban with immediate effect SA Roadlink from operating on our public roads. It is regrettable that SA Roadlink has become human slaughter wheels machine as a result of its unroadworthy busses that ferry the working class and the poor across the country. This latest SA Roadlink bus accident which has claimed 12 lives raises the need for safe, accessible and affordable public transport for the poor. These bus and taxi accidents which are reported on a daily basis confirm our beliefs that capitalist oriented transportation interventions such as Gautrain are not the answer to these problems. Road fatalities and bus accidents are the biggest killer after the HIV/AIDS pandemic in our country. The most affected by these fatalities are the working class and the poor. This leaves a burden to the majority of the victims of these fatalities in the midst of grinding poverty and high cost of living amongst the poor. We call on the Ministry of Transport to thoroughly investigate the latest SA Roadlink bus accident with an intention of banning it from our public roads for recklessness and human slaughtering. We send our deepest and profound condolences to the families of the deceased and send our best wishes to the surviving victims. Issued by YCLSA National Office 1 - 5 Leyds Street, COSATU Hse, Braamfontein Contact: Castro Ngobese YCLSA National Spokesperson - 082 567 3557 <br “This e-mail is sent on the Terms and Conditions that can be accessed by Clicking on this link http://www.vodacom.co.za/legal/email.jsp " --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
