i disagree with reasons by you comrades on why our people are revolting and causing chaos.it cant be all about councillors.i speak with authority on the matter being a councillormyself.i know that most ward councillors are hard working and dedicated servants who want to be loved by their branches and communities they serve.all councillors want projects in their areas so that they can be praised for having brought delivery.they want they want to employ people from their wards.i know because i deal with these things daily.if you could attend a BEC meeting of the ANC or general meeting,you would know what iam talking about.ward councillors are ex officio members of the BEC and some are elected.they are required to report and most BEC make sure that they report.
most councillors would love to create employement in their wards and these are dependent on municipal budgets which they have very little control over because its dependent on the payment levels in their areas.poor communities cannot afford to pay which impact on the income of the municipality.most municipalities can only afford to pay to their staff and do the basic but cannot develop their infrastructure without help from the national and provincial government. most of the protests are housing related and housing is a provincial compentency and poor councillors are the one who bear the brunt for things they have little control over. in some cases we have comrades,opposition driving these protests for other reasons and use real concerns of people to drive their own selfish agendas i think we must not be quick to apportion blame and give simple solutions to complex problems.lets look at the issues in detail and understand the situation so that we can intervene properly. On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:40 PM, LIndzo <[email protected]> wrote: > Comrades, > > I think its time people need to learn the basic principles in life. our > Revolution doesn't promote laziness and dependancy. Most of the people > leading the service delivery protest have ambitions of becoming councillors > and mayors come 2011. I grew up in a township and struggled for everything > and am runnig a skills development initiative which is not state funded, but > you will be shocked that only a few number of people come through even if > you go door to door. > > there are people who are really poor, and there are people who are just > lazy and who wont wake up and go either to school or to find a job. I was > in the Public service for 5 years and resigned last year to further my > studies and pursue my passion for social development and community > enrichment programme, Sometimes i meet bills that i cant afford but that has > taught me to be tough and learn survival. on weekend I go out with my wife > to cut grass on some neighour's yards, which is seen as a very low class > activity by most of the protestors in these service delivery campaigns. > during school holidays were would wake up and go to berea station in durban > and sell amagwinya, you know what my kids have food we pay our school fees > with my wife we manage to invest in some lives emphakathini... but the most > vocal people in these campaigns are just a buch of lazy people according to > what I see and view. > > the whole world has economic crisis, and we are not exempted from that... > this makes me resolve to say poverty is not a living condition but a mind > set that is slowly going to kill our Nation. Its time we rise up and do > things to empower our selves and our generations. I remained driven and > bound by the principles fothe freedom charter and seek to implement the key > priorities the ANC lead government is working hard to archive. My South > Africa My Home.. I wont let no one tear down our country that made us grew > up as orphans and abanye bagcina be homeless.... > > AMANDLA, Inkululeko iyasetshenzelwa!!! I remain a Communist!! Aluta > Continua! > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 9:53 AM, frank talk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Revolutionary greetings >> >> The recent spate of service delivery protest is leaving me restless. I >> wonder how conversant are we with the entire nature of these protests. >> Comrades I would like us to engage on this very pertinent matter before it >> elevates itself to another levels. >> >> The ANCYL has made a call for ANC leaders in all govt spheres to visit >> affected communities in order to understand people's concerns - this needs >> to be applauded! >> >> However, a question that is lingering is the one that says, as true >> revolutionaries how do should we respond? >> >> Let's engage! >> >> Talk Frank >> >> >> >> -- mtkunene --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
