Com, I welcome the political analysis by the NEC of SASCO on the various aspects that the statement touches on especially the issue of Zimbabwe.
Cadre I would like to be clarified by the line that speaks of blunders that we committed by the Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe over the past years and how did you reach about to such an conclusion. On May 11, 11:52 am, Lazola Ndamase <[email protected]> wrote: > 11 May 2010 > > Statement of the second meeting of the 16th NEC > > The National Executive Committee of SASCO convened at Booysens Hotel > between the 7th to the 9th of May 2010. The NEC meeting was > characterized by frank analysis of South African society including > divisive tendencies that are encroaching on the unity and cohesion of > revolutionary forces within the Mass Democratic Movement led by the > ANC. > > Higher Education Summit > > We believe that the Higher Education Summit convened by the Department > of Higher Education between the 21st and the 23rd April was a historic > and epoch-making gathering. We believe that the suggestion that the > summit should take place annually would be an important step forward. > We believe that the Ministry of Higher Education should increase the > representation of students and workers in this summit in order to > avoid its dominance by academics. > > Anti-Communism > > We notice that there is a strong anti-communist tendency within the > movement. SASCO vows and commits to combat, isolate and defeat this > anti-communism wherever it rears its ugly head; in society and within > the ANC led movement. This is because we view anti-communism as the > biggest threat to the triumph of the South African revolution. We > believe that those who preach anti-communism are agents of white > monopoly capital planted within the MDM to cause destabilization. > > The NEC is well aware that the apartheid regime had identified > communism as the primary danger against white supremacy and therefore > identified it as its principal enemy and therefore mobilized white > South Africans on the basis of a “rooi gevaar”. This strategy > consolidated and prolonged apartheid and racism. The NEC is of the > view that anyone within the MDM who is anti-communist does so at the > service of racism and anti-transformation and therefore does not > deserve a place within any structures of the movement. > > Tenderpreneurship > > The NEC notes the development of an unproductive stratum of > capitalists that does not depend on its entrepreneurial acumen but on > its connections to the state. We are worried that this has already > begun to construct not only a crony capitalist state but also an > entirely corrupt one. We believe that tenderpreneurship constitutes an > enemy of the revolution. It also constitutes a threat to the > development of our economy. > > We believe that these flamboyant but unproductive capitalists are the > major cause for lack in service delivery. We believe that communities > as much as target government but should also focus on tenderpreneurs > when they demand service delivery. It is also in this context that we > support COSATU’s call for lifestyle audits. We believe that dismissal > of this call is opportunistic, ahistoric and irresponsible. > > Eskom Loan from World Bank > > We view the loan sought by Eskom from the World Bank as a treasonous > act. The liberation struggle was not only directed at the apartheid > regime but was also against monopoly capital and its institutions > particularly Bretton Woods institutions. We view this as more than > just a betrayal but as an abandonment of the anti-imperial struggle. > We have not even recovered from the betrayal of NERSA that imposed > unthinkable tariffs and now Eskom stabs us with a loan that we will > have to repay. We are extremely concerned about the conflict of > interest regarding the ANC’s stake in a company that will reek > millions in profit on the energy crisis. > > Zimbabwe > > We view the overzealous support for ZANU-PF by some within the > movement as opportunistic, divisive and populist. The movement has > never viewed ZANU-PF as its strategic ally, nor has it ever seen MDC > as its enemy. Our ally ZAPU was decimated violently by the same > ZANU-PF that some now glorify as a benign liberation movement. MDM > leaders who support ZANU-PF have now officially confirmed their > Zanufication. > > Even if the ZANU-PF had been our historical ally, this would never > give it the right to trample on the rights of Zimbabweans. Liberation > songs, mythology and a constant reminder of the struggle days will > never absolve an organization from the blunders committed by ZANU-PF > over the past years. It is in this context that we support the South > Africa led SADC mediation efforts and we will not do anything to > jeopardize them and we view as counterproductive all efforts that seek > to compromise the position of the mediators. > > Swaziland > > We believe that while the South African media is obsessed with > Zimbabwe much greater crimes are committed daily in Swaziland by the > Swazi monarchy and his henchmen. We believe that media institutions > both domestic and international are complicit to the murders taking > place in Swaziland otherwise there is no explanation for their > ignorance of the human rights abuses that take place there. We commit > ourselves to assist our compatriots in Swaziland in their struggle > against the Tikundla in whichever manner we can. > > For details Contact > Mbulelo Mandlana (President) > 071 879 3408 > Lazola Ndamase (Secretary General) > 082 679 8718 > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forumfor 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] . -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. 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