*STATEMENT OF THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE ON THE ALLEGED RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE LEADERSHIP OF SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES* *09 November 2009** *
The Young Communist League of South Africa(UFasimba) notes with dismay an alleged rift between the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, Deputy Minister Fikile Mbalula and Police Commissioner Bheki Cele as reported in the media. We are satisfied with the joint-response by the leadership of the Police and hope that this matter is settled. If not, we cannot afford to have divisions, especially as it relates to the core institutions and leaders who are supposed to be fighting crime. We are however concerned on the relationship between Ministers and their Deputies and believe that government priorities cannot be compromised on the basis of turf-wars or competition for publicity. The YCLSA noted the commitment by President Jacob Zuma when he appointed his cabinet that he will ensure that there are clear guidelines to govern the relationship between Ministers and Deputy Ministers, and ensure that there is effective work without any confusion. We believe that this should be done so that roles are clearly determined. The YCLSA has the benefit of recalling the tense relations between the Minister and Deputy Minister of Health (Manto Tshabalala Msimang and Madlala Routlege) under the leadership of former President Thabo Mbeki, and how this had an effect on the struggle against HIV/AIDS. We cannot afford this kind of situation and call on President Zuma to move with speed in ensuring that Ministers and Deputy Ministers know and understands their roles in line with government priorities. Issued by the YCLSA National Office Contact Gugu Ndima (National spokesperson) Cell: 076 783 1516 -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
