*The media statement of the Young Communist League in the Provincial of KwaZulu Natal, on the outcome of the last PEC meeting held on Saturday 03 July 2010.*
* * *09 JULY 2010* * * It turns out that our PEC meeting was held in the context that embodies manifold turn of events that have always classically showcased the real nature of the challenges faced by the working class in the province, country and beyond. Among other things the PEC also looked into issues of the upcoming 2011 local government elections and the role of communist cadres thereof. On challenges, the meeting looked into issues including the scourge of corruption, ideological delinquency in our movement, escalating levels of youth unemployment, lack of adequate housing for the downtrodden masses and devastating lack of service delivery in some of municipalities hence the ensuing mass protests in certain pockets of our province and country and political observation on the unfolding sporting spectacular: the 2010 FIFA World Cup which had to be felt, “for indeed it was here”. *On corruption:-* Having supported and reflected on the SACP’s anti-corruption march held in our province, the PEC eloquently took stock of the following:- 1. That the ANC’s resolved that the anti-crime and anti-corruption campaign should be intensified through outward implementation and be embraced by all components of the alliance. 2. That the leading role played by the SACP on the anti-corruption campaign should be commended, consolidated and supported by all, 3. Hence it is not a pillar of the NDR, corruption should be treated as an endemic cancer in our course to build a non-racial, nonsexist, united, democratic and most importantly a classless society. 4. That our ideological conceptualization of corruption should not be divorced from the inherent characteristic elements of capitalism as our fundamental anti-thesis in the course of building a classless society. 5. That in our own province the Ithala Bank, which appears to be a nest of corruption in the province, has come to be known as a center of confusion among those who see no difference between the ANC and corrupt elements and individuals within the ANC as an organization. Corruption and the ANC are not compatible. Our respect towards the ANC as an organization should not be confused with corrupt individuals who ride in the name of the ANC for self-enrichment. 6. The ANC is a disciplined force of the left and such cannot be derailed by aspirant bourgeoisies who cannot successfully express their bourgeois tendencies outside of the ANC and without government tenders which can only be acquired through their political connections. The same goes with the so-called revolutionary leaders in both the youth movement and the leaders of the alliance. These leaders project themselves as heroes and heroines of the poor. Their revolutionary sounding catchphrases lend to senior leadership positions when only the ‘devil’ is looking. 7. Let there be an uninterrupted fight against corruption for it disunites our movement as it also undermines our course in advancing and defending the ultimate goals of our NDR. 8. The last issue is that the MEC for Economic Development, Mr Mike Mabuyakhulu, should not tell us that the Group Executive Officer of Ithala was disciplined, that is being economic with the truth; the written warning was unproceedural, nonsensical and problematic to say the least. It was an insult to many workers of Ithala in particular and workers in general who had been dismissed for far less action than that of Sipho Shabalala. *On the Joint SACP/ Cosatu anti-corruption campaign:-* 1. In line with our own anti-corruption offensive, we welcome the joint SACP/ Cosatu campaign against this cancer of corruption. 2. We have constantly argued that the fight against corruption should always be located within the context of our broader struggle against the system that reproduces the exploitation of the many for the benefit of the few. 3. Against this background we call upon all the working class youth to join hands with all the progressive forces that will be marching in Pietermaritzburg on July the 17th, 2010 in response to the clarion call by the SACP, Cosatu and the ANC in the province. 4. We further support the initiative to mobilize all civil society formations to be part of this noble campaign which seeks to give expression to our revolutionary programme of creating a classless society. 5. It is for this reason that we urge all the Non-Governmental Organizations, church groups, traditional groups, taxi association etc. who stand to benefit nothing from corruption, to galvanize society around this sacred mission of restoring sanity. 6. We must bring Pietermaritzburg to the stand still, this area of South Africa had been a corruption next for quite a long time, it is also unsurprisingly home to the new tendencies in the movement. It is in this area where anti-communism is brewed. *On ideological deficiency:-* 1. It has been observed that some of the challenges faced by our movement is based on poor ideological contextualization of the National Democratic Revolution as a concept which derives its existence from a Leninist perspective on the struggle for self determination by those countries whose immediate task was to embark on a struggle against colonialism within an embryonic and eminent struggle to build socialism. 2. Some among those who sing praises on the NDR are the very advocates who knowingly or unknowingly highjack the socialist conceptualization of the NDR by wrongly sloganeering the programs of the SACP and the YCLSA for the sole purpose of portraying themselves as revolutionaries who are more than the revolution itself. 3. It remains the task of the YCLSA and the SACP to always give guidance on how the ideological direction of the NDR should be shaped. Media, the system of our education, cultural incubation of the masses and other coercive elements of the state machinery play an intrinsic role in deforming the ideological potential of the downtrodden masses. Our basic task is to embark on what Lenin called “…the re-education of the masses” for our socialist struggle should be rooted from the masses of our people. *On FIFA 2010* 1. The advent of this soccer event presented a conducive limelight in terms of the infrastructural preparedness of our country. It must be noted that this sporting event was only due for a single month and for those who compose the better part of the working class and most importantly for the business world. 2. More than R6 billion has been spent by our government on holding this event including the construction of the stadiums. While we support some of the infrastructural developments in terms of roads and railway construction we are of the view that part of such an amount should have also been spent on investing on education, health and other social programs of the government. 3. We are of the view that since our government has shown so much commitment on spending towards the world cup the same would be done on building more schools, clinics in the rural areas and higher education. * * *On Provincial and National Congresses * 1. 2010 is the year of congresses in our organization given the fact that in September and December we will be holding the provincial and the national congress respectively. 2. It is worth noting that some within our organization have chosen to begin unceremonious debates around who must lead the YCLSA. They mimic those who use cheaply coined tactics of character assassination in the corners of our province, working day and night manufacturing lies, squabbles and most scandalous tendencies ever seen in our organization. 3. As the PEC we like to call for soberness in relation to any deliberations that might ensue regarding preparations for these congresses. Our organization should not be gullible to foreign tendencies that will destroy and undermine *On Local Government Elections* * * 1. The year 2011 will be occasioning the third round of local government elections since the attainment of our political freedom in 1994. It will be yet another time when the overwhelming majority of our people will be exercising their democratic right in electing those who will be mandated with the principal task of contributing towards the betterment of the lives of the downtrodden masses. It will be a time for all of us to demonstrate our voice in determining not only our future but even the leadership that will lead the way in determining our destiny. 1. As we have said it before, the ANC led Alliance remains the hope of the people given our revolutionary commitment towards achieving the ultimate goals of the National Democratic Revolution. It is our noble task as communists to defend the historical platform of the NDR as a terrain through which the struggle for socialism should be waged. It is one among many of our key tasks as communists to defend the African National Congress from being hijacked by neoliberal agents and careerist who masquerade as revolutionaries while using our organizations to profile themselves for the so-called strategic deployments. If we do not keep maintaining and defending the working class dominance in the ANC we might be playing at the hands of our class enemies from within who are not necessarily capitalists but aspirant capitalists and business people who have no businesses except tender-based ventures. Tender-based ventures are a true reflection of a new tendency in our movement where even those who are elected into positions of power including some of ward councilors seem to be hell-bent to betray the mandate of the people by squandering public funds using political power and authority they amass in government institutions. 1. Based on the government’s commitment to eliminate and overcome challenges and crisis-ridden situation in local government through the Local Government Turnaround Strategy, as the YCL-SA in this province we shall continue to commit ourselves in ensuring that the ANC wins with unprecedented mark on the upcoming local government elections. In doing so we shall never be oblivious of those councilors and political office bearers who have discredited our organization in our communities. It is only when we begin to be true to ourselves internally as the movement that we can ultimately be perceived as such by the masses. Self-introspection is of critical importance. For the ANC-led alliance to further stamp its authority on the upcoming local government elections, we must be able to asses our performance for the past five years. This will indeed assist in improving from where we did not do well and further consolidate our effort where we have performed better. 1. The Umsunduzi Municipality saga must save as a point of reference in terms of ensuring that our municipalities are not diverted from their constitutional mandates by corrupt elements. The fact that this municipality had prematurely ran out of budget to an extent that it could not even be able to pay its employees is an embarrassment that should not be repeated. * * *On Organizational renewal:- * 1. The PEC had noted that this year is the year of Congresses; it is in this year that we shall hold both the National and the Provincial Congress of the Young Communist League. The PEC had therefore resolved that we should embark on the organizational renewal program which shall be led by the Provincial Deputy Secretary. 2. The organizational renewal program shall be in the form of door to door, street meeting, general meetings, public blitzes and lastly public meetings. Our intention is to build strong YCLSA districts in Newcastle, Ladysmith, Empangeni, Kokstad and Pietermaritzburg. 3. The PEC resolved that the quantitative strength of our organisation should be matched with its qualitative strength. The strength of our districts should be measured on the basis of programs that derive existence from the resolutions of our recent National Lekgotla. 4. Operation Khula is one of the most critical aspects of our programs as it relates to both quantitative and qualitative growth of our organisation. As KZN Province of YCLSA, our target is to recruit more than 10 thousand young people to our organisation by mid 2011. Before the end of this year, a detailed program in this regard shall be realized soon for both our members and the media. * * *Contact Mafika Mndebele KZN YCLSA Provincial Spokesperson on 073 5745953* -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 -- 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] . 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