 Jujuzela is sucking political life blood out of ANC youth league Mzukisi Makatse, Daily Dispatch, East London, 29 June 2010 THE ANC Youth League membership must awaken to its political responsibilities and remove Julius Malema as president of the organisation. As South Africans marked the 34th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising in style by hosting the 2010 World Cup, Julius Malema and his corporals have set up a kangaroo court (masquerading as a disciplinary hearing) to try to expel former Limpopo chairman Lehlohonolo Masoga and other comrades. These comrades have dared to stand up against the warlordism of Malema and his private army. They are being charged because they have refused to let the ANCYL disintegrate in the hands of those who use the might of the police to dominate ANCYL conferences. This kangaroo court is part of a concerted effort on the part of Malema and his private army of corporals to reverse the many gains we have made in building an egalitarian society. They have put at risk the very survival of the ANCYL. Through his disdain and disrespect for women, Malema has ensured that our organisation regresses from the gains it has made in fighting sexism in the country. His racist rantings have engulfed the country with racial tensions, thus reversing whatever gains we have made in building a non-racial and united South Africa. His populist economics have compromised the tactics employed by the ANC in its march towards a fair and just economic system in the country. He has trampled upon the organisational and self-discipline principles of our organisation by showing disrespect and careless attitudes towards the collective leadership of our organisation. He is guilty of attempting to weaken President Jacob Zuma, thus of attempting to erode the confidence of our people in the President. And Malema has patronised the President by stating that he is the only leader worthy of being retained beyond 2012. Malema and his private army of corporals have now become representatives of an alien tendency that has taken the form of reactionary triumphalism, disrespect of ANC protocol, abuse of organisational discipline and the corruption of our principle of democratic centralism, all for selfish ends. Malema and his private army of corporals have also sought to position the ANCYL as an undisciplined and destructive opposition force within the ANC, with which they can ride roughshod over the leadership of the ANC. They have tried by all means to impose their will on the ANC leadership by ramming down the ANC’s throat a self-serving policy of nationalisation of mines for their own selfish ends. The ANCYL is no longer playing its proper revolutionising role in the ANC. Instead the “Jujuzela” and his private army of corporals have sought to hijack the ANC so that they can become instant millionaires. The entire movement is now limping because the Juju train has crushed anything standing in its way to obtaining riches. The membership of the ANCYL now whispers in corners about the damage the Juju train is visiting upon the whole movement. The ANCYL is now bleeding badly because Malema has stuck his dagger into the belly of our organisation. His mouth is dripping with blood as he sucks the political life- blood out of the ANCYL. The only realistic way to salvage what remains of the life of the ANCYL is to remove him as president of our organisation once and for all. The calls for Andile Lungisa to be the next ANCYL president must be strengthened. A principled and resolute campaign for Lungisa must go beyond sanctimonious platitudes to practical work to ensure his ascendency to the presidency for the sake of stability in the ANCYL. Behind this call there should be a clear programme to refocus the ANCYL on its political and primary task of mobilising and organising the youth behind the five priorities of the ANC. This programme must have as its focus the revival of the ANCYL as a true preparatory school for young political mandarins who will have a significant future role in the ANC. It must also ensure that the ANCYL reclaims its character of guided political militancy and position it as a revolutionising force in the ANC. It must seek to build the ANCYL as the credible embodiment of the hopes of the youth of our country. As Youth Month draws to a close, we as the membership of the ANCYL must awaken to our responsibilities and honour the generation of 1976 by standing resolutely for principle. We have it in us to chart a brighter future that ensures a South Africa where standards are not compromised by those among us who shun education for easy millions. Before it is too late, we must all raise our hands and be counted in removing Malema and his private army of corporals.
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