 Monday 28th December 2009 The Young Communist League of South Africa (uFasimba) in the province of Gauteng joins millions of South Africa’s youth in mourning the saddening death of inspirational and popular Y-FM DJ Monde (Monde Claude Mabaso) following post-operative recovery after undergoing a series of medical procedures. We express our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at Y-FM. His artistic talent inspired many young people; living and surviving the apartheid and capitalist ghetto to which millions of young people are condemned; having to live with and survive the daily reality of poverty, joblessness, homelessness, exposure to the dangers of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, limited life opportunities and choices, lack of access to quality public education, limited skills development opportunities, and exposure to drugs and crime. His life from poverty infected area of Brakpan to becoming a country-wide popular DJ was legendary and shows the resolve of working class and poor youth to struggle for a better life. His role as a DJ was inspirational towards injecting positive lifestyle amongst young people; his social commentary was at the pulse and beat of young people today; he knew their feelings, concerns, interests, fears, aspirations, struggles and hope for the future. His life and sad parting reminds us of the profound words by the legendary poet, entertainer, rapper and a Young Communist, the late Tupac Shakur, “The good die young”. The YCL in Gauteng calls on our entire province’s youth to honour the memory of DJ Monde by taking part in the struggle for the provision of free, affordable and quality public education including the struggle for the extension of school feeding-scheme to high schools, provision of one learner – one – computer, closure of sheebens next to schools and places of worship and abolishment of school fees. The YCL in Gauteng believes that the best monument to DJ Monde, and many other young people who have departed before their times, will be a consistent struggle against the harsh realities of Capitalism and the legacies of apartheid colonialism. Young people are struggling for simple things, free education, recreation facilities, free sanitary towels, skills development, real life opportunities and choices. As DJ Monde’s life show’s, Capitalism denies these simple things to young people. Issued by YCL Provincial Office Contact: Alex Mashilo, Provincial Secretary, 082 920 0308 Or: Phindile Kunene, Deputy Provincial Secretary, 079 964 9262 -- 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] . |
