Be afraid, Julius, be very afraid Ponder on what Zuma did to the 'all-powerful' Mbeki Jul 13, 2010 10:50 PM | By S'Thembiso Msomi ------------------------------ *S'Thembiso Msomi: *"Like presidential candidates," says Todd Hayes to Professor Stephen Malley, "they announce their candidacy by standing in front of an audience and saying they will not run for president." Hayes, a character played by Andrew Garfield in the 2007 movie Lions for Lambs, is telling Malley (played by Robert Redford) about the state of US politics. But he might as well have been talking about our state of affairs here in South Africa. A local politician who is bold enough to declare his ambition for higher office is as rare as a Lionel Messi goal. Was it not one Jacob Zuma who, out of the blue in April 2001, issued the following statement: "I have felt it important to state publicly that I have no intention or desire to stand for the position of the president." Zuma, the deputy president of both the country and the ANC at the time, went on to declare his loyalty to President Thabo Mbeki. Very few would have been aware that a power struggle between the two was raging - not to mention that Msholozi fancied himself to be presidential material. This is why ANC Youth League president Julius Malema should be afraid - very afraid. Not only is the young-lion-in-chief battling to suppress a growing mutiny in the provinces, he runs the risk of being kicked out of his own lair. The threat comes from youth league deputy president Andile Lungisa who, in comparison to Malema and his abrasive personality, appears to be as meek as a lamb. For months now, talk among youth league members - also known as the "Young Lions" - has been that Lungisa is quietly preparing to launch his bid to unseat Malema as president at next year's elective conference. This claim has dominated media reports for the past three months without a word of protest from either Lungisa or the league. Until last Thursday night, that is. In an unusual development, Lungisa issued a press statement in which he denied that he harboured presidential ambitions. "I officially distance myself from all these allegations and put it on record that I will not do anything that divides the organisation," he said. He denounced the provincial youth league organisations that are taking some of the league's leaders to court, in connection with various disputes, saying: "If any person thought that they would engage in ill-disciplined activities in my name, they should know that I do not approve of such actions." Mind you, Lungisa - who is also the executive chairman of the state-owned National Youth Development Agency - issued the statement soon after the completion of a meeting of the league's national working committee in Limpopo. The committee is said to be dominated by Malema loyalists and one can only imagine the torrid time Lungisa would have had in this lions' den before agreeing to issue the press release. Reporters who cover the Youth League beat tell me that Lungisa was taking no calls on the subject on Friday, suggesting that he was not exactly enthusiastic about publicising the statement. But does he stand a realistic chance against the controversial, but hugely popular, Malema? On the face of it, no. He lacks Malema's charisma, and his oratory - at which you need to excel if you are to lead the Young Lions - is as dull as the England soccer team. And the financial muscle behind him seems minuscule when compared to that of his rival. But all of this should be cold comfort to Malema, for the same was said of Zuma before he abruptly ended Mbeki's reign. Uneasy indeed must lie the head that wears the Young Lions' crown. http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/article548950.ece/Be-afraid-Julius-be-very-afraid
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Mbasa Metuse <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Kanego, Clarence Thete <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Amandla! Cde Andile Lungisa our Deputy President of the tried and tested >> youth organisation (ANCYL) in the entire continent and the world. The >> statement should not mean that certain leaders must then erode the >> constitution of this important youth movement with impunity! >> >> Amandla! >> >> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Dominic.Tweedie < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> [image: ANC Youth League] >>> >>> >>> *ANC YOUTH LEAGUE NATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL POSTPONED TO THE LAST WEEKEND >>> OF AUGUST 2010* >>> >>> *08 July 2010* >>> >>> The ANC Youth League National General Council, which was initially >>> planned for the 12th to 16th of July 2010 will now happen between the 24 >>> th and 27th of August 2010 in Gauteng Province. The NGC is postponed >>> because ANC Youth League Provinces are convening their Provincial Congresses >>> and prepare all regions, sub-regions and branches for the NGC. Furthermore, >>> all branches of the ANC Youth League should have discussed the NGC >>> discussion documents and formulated perspective on what they should input at >>> the National General Council. >>> >>> National General Council is a Constitutional gathering of the ANC Youth >>> League tasked with the responsibility to scrutinise, determine and review >>> policies and programmes of the ANC Youth League. The Council will also >>> receive reports from the National Executive Committee on work done thus far. >>> >>> >>> Recurrent updates about media accreditation and arrangements will be >>> made. >>> >>> *Issued by the ANC Youth League* >>> Contact Floyd Shivambu, ANC Youth League Spokesperson >>> 082 819 9474 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *STATEMENT BY ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DEPUTY PRESIDENT ANDILE LUNGISA ON THE >>> DISCIPLINE AND UNITY OF THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE* >>> >>> *08 July 2010* >>> >>> Most media reports in the past two weeks have sought to suggest that I, >>> Andile Lungisa, am at the centre of divisions in the African National >>> Congress Youth League in my capacity as Deputy President. These reports >>> recurrently suggest that I am challenging the incumbent President of the ANC >>> Youth League as President of the organisation now and in the National >>> Congress in 2011. I officially distance myself from all these allegations >>> and put it on record that I will not do anything that divides the >>> organisation. >>> >>> As a disciplined member of the organisation, I hold a view that those who >>> take the ANC Youth League to Court are ill-disciplined, because disciplined >>> members of the organisation discuss issues within the organisation and >>> accept all the principles of democratic centralism. If any person thought >>> that they will engage in ill-disciplined activities in my name, they should >>> know that I do not approve of such actions. The ANC Youth League remains an >>> important organisation in the transformation of society and should never be >>> sacrificed for anything. >>> >>> Media detractors should altogether stop using my name to drive divisions >>> within the ANC Youth League, because such attempts will never succeed. The >>> ANC Youth League is unanimous and very clear on all the political and >>> ideological positions we intend to pursue towards the centenary of the ANC >>> in 2012, and no one will successfully divide the organisation using our >>> names. >>> >>> *Issued by the ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DEPUTY PRESIDENT, ANDILE LUNGISA* >>> *083 722 1356* >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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] . 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. 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