Amandla Cde Gugu! Well said! On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Gugu Ndima <[email protected]> wrote:
> I also saw the news..!! > > Very angry members of SADTU, but important expressions! > > But equally cadres we should ensure that we protect ourselves from > external opportunism. There are alot of worrying tendencies within our > MDM in its entirety and self-crtisism and introspection is a dire > necessity in the current conjuncture. > > The Alliance, the PYA seriously need to use the space provided by them > to thoroughly engage and assess the current political status quo. > Media platforms have become the norm these days and that might come > back to haunt us... > > We should all take responsibilty for our shortfalls and be bold enough > to admitt to some of the hasty decisions taken without considering the > long-term ramifications. It becomes unbearably disturbing to see how > the DA continues to take wards which belonged to the ANC and the > infiltration taking places in other provinces apart from the Western > Cape...Lets all be weary. We should never behave like enemies or fall > into the narrow pit of "divide conquer and rule"....Its a mammoth task > to try and contain some of the contradictions we currently have, > however lets not allow enemies of the revolution to use them against > us. > > I am very happy though that we all acknowledge the cracks and leaders > are now taking the necessary posture to advocate for thorough > engagement and interrogation...Such an attitude can only accelarate > transformation and service delivery > > Regards > > Gugu Ndima > On 10/6/10, khaye nkwanyana <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ntola I know. > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Dominic.Tweedie" <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:34:18 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] SADTU lashes "nationalist" ANC government > > > > > > > > > > The Times > > > > > > *SADTU lashes "nationalist" ANC government* > > > > > > *Sapa, The Times, Johannesburg, 6 October 2010* > > > > The current government were "nationalists" and concerned only with > > classifying and declassifying information, Sadtu president Thobile Ntola > > said. > > > > "Its [government's] priority is the classification and declassification > > of information," he told the SA Democratic Teachers Union in Bokburg. > > > > "They are not worried about poverty...they are worried about hiding > > information about tenders...they are worried about the fact that the > > media will expose all these things so they must be gagged." > > > > Ntola also took a hard line on calls in the ANC for disciplinary action > > to be taken against alliance leaders. > > > > "We must vow that no leader of the communist party or no leader of > > Cosatu speaking on behalf of their organisations will then be taken to > > the disciplinary committee of the ANC. Over our dead bodies," he said. > > > > This followed calls by ANC Youth League president Julius Malema for > > disciplinary action to be taken against Cosatu general secretary > > Zwelinzima Vavi over the danger of "political hyenas". > > > > Vavi was expected to address the congress later on Wednesday afternoon. > > > > Ntola declared that the alliance would be the strategic centre of power > > despite the ANC repeatedly saying that it was the centre of power in the > > ruling alliance with Cosatu and the SACP. > > > > "They can make noise in public and in the media, we will get what we > > want," he said, adding that this fight would be fought in the streets > > and not in the board room. > > > > "We are not expecting to be election fodder for a few individuals." > > > > Ntola urged delegates at the congress to swell the ranks of the SACP > > because it was clear that this government "is not desperate for > socialism". > > > > The SACP must be strengthened so that socialism could be realised in > > this lifetime, he said. > > > > Ntola told delegates they should be the "change agents" and not become > > corrupt themselves when they joined the ANC. > > > > He criticised government's stance on education, saying: "Education was > > declared a priority by the current administration... this is just a > > public relations stunt." > > > > The largest teachers union had to prioritise the resourcing of schools > > in the next year and had to ensure that all schools - public and model C > > schools - were resourced equally. > > > > He further chastised teachers saying their main priority had to be to > > teach and to teach well. > > > > "We can't be champions of only strikes for salaries and not for teaching > > and learning. > > > > "All is not well if you don't teach." > > > > Ntola said teachers must master the art of teaching effectively and > > fighting for socialism at the same time in the next five years. > > > > He said the working class would take the ANC to 2012. > > > > "The ANC must become the ANC of the working class, not the ANC with the > > working class buyers. > > > > "The ANC is our weapon. If it does not want to do it, it will do it > > screaming... we can't allow the ANC to be used as a spoon to feed > > individuals and leaders." > > > > On the recent public sector strike Ntola said government did not give > > union demands the urgency it deserved because their children were in > > private schools and they used private hospitals and were protected by > > private security companies. > > > > Earlier Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga was heckled by some > > delegates at the Sadtu congress. > > > > She sat with her arms folded and a stony expression on her face as Ntola > > delivered his political report. > > > > *From: > > > http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article692651.ece/SADTU-lashes-nationalist-ANC-government* > > * * > > * * > > > > > > -- > > You are subscribed. 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