Dear Comrades,
My own view is that it was totally wrong for the ANC to even think about charging Vavi under these circumstances. It is standard practice for COSATU, indeed for the whole congress movement, that after every meeting of constitutional structures, a press conference is held and a statement issued to communicate what was discussed and resolved. An impression is being created that comrade Vavi simply spoke out of the blue! The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of COSATU met from 24 - 26 May 2010 and the next day a press conference was addressed by the COSATU National Office Bearers where comrade Vavi read the CEC statement and answered questions from journalists. The *EKURHULENI DECLARATION OF THE ALLIANCE* dated 7 April 2002 states as follows on *Managing Intra-Alliance Relations;* *“Our organisations, though profoundly inter-dependent, are separate organisational formations with their own identities, policy-making mechanisms and internal organisational arrangements. In this regard, each component respects the independence of its allies. * *The summit discussed a range of challenges emerging out of managing intra-alliance relations. In general it was agreed that none of these challenges, including the question of multiple mandates and overlapping membership, pose insuperable problems to the effective management and consolidation of the Alliance. It is a source of strength for the Alliance that many members of one partner are also members of other components. * *Having examined the causes and the impact of recent intense public discord among some components of the Alliance, the Summit concluded that this was an unfortunate development which we should not allow to recur. We do acknowledge that it would be artificial to expect that tensions would not exist among and even within components of the Alliance. The challenge is how we manage them within our constitutional structures, and use them as a catalyst for the growth and maturity of our organisations.” * The *ALLIANCE DECLARATION ‘EKURHULENI II’ *of April 2005 re-affirmed this and went further to say, *“…we agreed to conduct our debates and air real differences, where they may occur, in ways that build unity, and enable the Alliance to provide leadership to our society in general.”* I would argue that the COSATU statement and Vavi’s response to the journalist when he was clarifying what COSATU meant is not at all in violation of the Alliance protocol. On the other hand, threats to discipline Vavi seek to undermine the independence of COSATU. That is why COSATU’s affiliates sprang to Vavi’s defence. As General Secretary, comrade Vavi is the chief spokesperson of COSATU, which is why the statement was read by him! For comrade Nyanda to resort to court action seems to be over the top. Why did he not sue the newspapers at the time they published the negative articles about him? He is in fact the one who is bringing the movement into disrepute! Down with tenderpreneurship Down!!! Mthimkulu Mashiya On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Dominic.Tweedie <[email protected] > wrote: > > [image: ANC] > > *ANC Statement, 22 June 2010* > > > *National Working Committee Statement* > > > The National Working Committee held its normal bi-weekly meeting on Monday > 21 June 2010, at Luthuli House. The focus of the meeting was on the > preparations for the National General Council in September 2010. The first > draft discussion policy papers were tabled for consideration by the NWC. The > NWC agreed that the process of consolidating these papers should continue > and the next two Mondays be used by the NWC for refining all these policy > papers in time for the next National Executive Committee meeting where all > these NGC discussion documents will be signed off. > > The meeting also received the report from the officials on the so-called > Vavi matter. It is important that we first clarify the facts on this matter > as it has been kept on the public domain for the past three weeks on the > basis of a leak to journalists regarding discussions in the NWC meeting of > 30 May 2010. In this meeting an issue was raised about the public > pronouncements by members of the ANC who happen to be leaders in other > alliance components. > > These pronouncements which amounted to public spats also dragged names of > other leaders through the mud. An observation was then made that on the part > of the general secretary of COSATU, cde Zwelinzima Vavi, this has become a > norm, wherein innuendo was used to caricature some unnamed leaders of the > ANC as corrupt. In trying to qualify his pronouncements on corruption in the > ANC, the names of cde Siphiwe Nyanda and Sicelo Shiceka were specifically > mentioned whether voluntarily by comrade Vavi or in answering questions from > journalists. > > It was the view of the NWC that pronouncements by Cde Vavi have gone too > far. The possibility of charging comrade Vavi was put as a possible option > with the proviso that facts about this incident be investigated. > > Having been seized with this matter for some time now the NWC has now > decided that the following principles be clarified: - > > - In terms of the ANC Constitution “all members, without exception, > must abide by the Constitution of the ANC, and the Rules and Regulations, > the Standing Orders and Codes of Conduct, as adopted or amended from time > to > time, as well as all policies and decisions properly adopted or made in > terms of the Constitution”. This observation clarifies the question of > whether the ANC can charge comrade Vavi or not. There is no question of any > member being exempted from being charged on the basis of such a member > being > a leader of another alliance partner. It is not COSATU that is a member of > the ANC but thousands of individual members who have joined the ANC > individually also in some instances joined unions in their respective > workplaces. There is no COSATU block membership in the ANC. > - The history of our movement is full of names of comrades who were > charged whilst being leaders of the alliance component and determination > made about their behaviour and conduct within the ANC. It is therefore > being > economical with facts and truth to say it has never happened in the history > of the alliance to charge leaders of other alliance partners, including > after the unbanning. > - There is therefore no question of the ANC being unable to charge its > members because they happen to be leaders of one or the other alliance > partner. These individual members are expected to defend the congress > movement irrespective of the company they find themselves in. > > > Having made these observations the NWC decided that: - > > - In dealing with this alien behaviour charging comrade Vavi will not > be the best route to take. > - This is a political problem that must be addressed as such. > - In dealing with this matter politically, COSATU will be engaged > directly and asked to abide by the decisions taken by the alliance > structures. COSATU will be asked to particularly observe our decisions on > stopping public spats and also the ease with which fellow comrades or > leaders are attacked in public. > - The generalisation in talking about corruption must end and all the > leaders of the movement must be specific in raising issues particularly > around corruption. Mentioning names of individual comrades as corrupt > without facts is dangerous in that when such comrades are cleared the > allegation will not disappear. The example would be the isolation of > comrade > Siphiwe Nyanda as corrupt for staying in a hotel while waiting for official > residence to be allocated by Public Works which applies to all ministers > and > deputy ministers. We believe that such accusations of corruption levelled > against cde Nyanda and others in similar circumstances, is stretching > things > too far, smacks of mischief and is totally disingenuous. > - When any alliance partner has issues that are serious enough to > receive our attention, such a partner has a duty and responsibility to > engage with us before going public and be seen to be attacking another > partner. > - In future this behaviour by individual members of the ANC will be > closely monitored and there will be consequences whenever any deviant > behaviour is observed. > > > The NWC also took the opportunity to wish Bafana Bafana well in their 2010 > FIFA World Cup encounter with France today. > > The ANC remains confident that Bafana Bafana can still make the country > proud. We are also pleased by the support that Bafana Bafana continues to > receive from all South Africans. > > South Africans have shown the entire world that they are good hosts, we are > also confident that South Africa will continue to show this passion until > the end of the FIFA World Cup. We are already winners as South Africa for > hosting the most successful FIFA World Cup. LET’S HOLD OUR HEADS HIGH!!! > > > *Issued by: > ANC Secretary General > Gwede Mantashe > > African National Congress > 54 Sauer Street > Johannesburg > 2001 > > Enquiries: > Jackson Mthembu 082 370 8401 > Ishmael Mnisi 082 333 5550* > > -- > You are subscribed. 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