More matured and fresh statement. On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote:
> > *YCLSA rejects suggestion that the Left is plotting against Julius Malema* > * > 23 February 2010* > > As the Young Communist League of South Africa (uFasimba) we are angered by > cheap allegations that there is a so-called left agenda to rubbish the name > of Julius Malema and that of the ANC Youth League because the organisation > holds a different view on ANC leadership in 2012 and on nationalisation. > Neither the YCL nor the SACP have the capacity to gather intelligence > information and use such information against our own comrades, and equally, > do not have access to intelligence information for purposes of rubbishing > anybody. In fact, it is comrade Julius who confirmed this morning on SAFM > that he has access to intelligence information. We are also not interested > in tarnishing the name of anybody, especially working with the media or > mining bosses, for purposes of political gain and have better things to do > than dwell on gossip and information peddling. We fought against this in the > past, and will continue to do so. > > Suggestions that SACP General Secretary should undergo a lifestyle audit > because of unfounded, baseless and discredited accusations made by Willie > Madisha are laughable and can only serve to divert attention from the real > issues. We also caution against the resurrection of these allegations in > order to deflect attention as the only thing it achieves is to play into > COPE's agenda. For the record, the General Secretary of the SACP has > voluntarily undergone a lifestyle audit that cleared him of any wrong doing, > and the SAPS have closed the case because there was no evidence. Unfounded, > fictitious and blanket accusations that SACP or YCL leaders or their wives > or their children are involved in business can never be used to substantiate > the guilt or innocence of anybody. If anybody has information that leaders > of the SACP or YCL are involved in business, they should come forward with > that information to the YCL so that we rid ourselves of such leaders. > > We affirm our support for a lifestyle audit. We believe that public > representatives and officials should be held accountable if their lifestyles > do not comply with their declared income. We agree that this should not be > used for settling political scores. We agree that it should be done by SARS > and other state institutions. We should fight corruption, and make an > example with the most senior of our government leadership; we will never > retreat in this fight against corruption. > > We support any initiative that looks into the lifestyle of political > activists and trade union leaders if SARS or any institution mandated by the > law believes that there may be irregularities. We also call on political and > trade-union leaders to promote revolutionary morality and refrain from the > “conspicuous display of wealth”; halt the promotion of a culture of > consumerism, crass materialism and live the way they want our society to be. > We are agents of change as Alliance and youth leaders, and therefore, should > lead by example. > > Any suggestion that there are some “yellow communists” who are rubbishing > Julius Malema is equal to shouting fire in a packed cinema, and can only be > a divisive strategy meant to discredit ANC and SACP leaders, and a weak > defense on behalf of Malema. We call on those who continue to rubbish the > left, privately or publicly or through official platforms of the ANC Youth > League (as was done by the Gauteng Provincial Secretary of the ANC Youth > League), to give proof of these or stop spreading this “Rooi-Gevaar” > nonsense. It is becoming a tired and sickening defense, and we are no longer > and will never be intimidated by this howling into silence. > > Members of the ANC and ANC Youth League will decide the leadership of these > structures at an appropriate time, and we will respect that. We will never > interfere with this process. But when chickens come home to roost, the left > should not be blamed as a measure of convenience and expedience. Accusing > others in your own defense does not mean you are innocent. > > Statement issued by Cde. Buti Manamela on behalf of the Young Communist > League of South Africa > * > For more information* > *Contact* > *Gugu Ndima (076 783 1516)* > *Spokesperson (YCLSA)* > > > <http://www.unwembi.co.za/sacp/subscribe.html> > > -- > You are subscribed. 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