Cde LAzola
As leaders of Sasco you must come with ways on how are we going to
solve this issues. This statement "We are convinced that the reason
for these contestations is the fact that SRC's sit in tender
committees in Universities and that Tenderpreneurs from both the ANCYL
and YCL want to capture SRC's in order to drive their accumulation
agenda" You are very analysis are very narrow and petty to say the
least. You are really reducing the Ancyl and YCl.
I for one belong in a campus where Sasco is no longer a student
political organisation, it’s an animal that we don’t know. Sasco has
been reduced to a society of friends and it no longer push for the
interest of students but what the group of friends feel is right for
the students. We sit in meetings and resolve and the following day we
are told that they "group of friends" have decided not to honour the
resolution. So if the Ancyl and the YCL exists in such campuses what
must they do? Must they sit back and allow Sasco to continuously being
used. No those cdes who contest Sasco just because they want power
using the YCL and YL are very wrong, but I fully support those who
contest Sasco so that the interest of the poor students can be pushed.
We see a situation in branches especially in Tshwane where cdes are
pushed to be in BEC's and REC’s so that they can deliver their
handlers to upper structures. Do you want us to keep quiet and allow
this group of friends to use the banner of Sasco and win elections and
after that forget about poor students and use the money of SRC to
please their friends, Cde Lazola and Cde Mandlane no ways?
Contestations must continue as long as we are experiencing such.
The REC does not want to intervene in branches because they have
ambitious of going to upper structures; even if we complain to the PEC
we are ignored. We are not stupid we see what is happening.
We have witnessed these things in my branch and its saddening; we use
to belong to a branch that cares about poor students now it’s all
about friendship. I will not follow Sasco blindly but will support any
component of the Pya that push for the best interest of students.
I hope you are going to come up with better ways on dealing with these
issues not what you just released its feeble to say a least. You have
really insulted both the YCL and Ancyl with your narrow analysis. I
hope the NGC will provide leadership to the NEC.
I am a proud member of Sasco in good standing by the way and equally
of the YL and YCL.
Nicholas Zwane
University of Pretoria
Quoting "Dominic Tweedie" <[email protected]>:
Why are you grumbling in public against the communist party, but without
saying what you mean?
Why are you not setting up dual (educational) power in the form of Communist
Universities within the Universities?
Why are you not legitimising communist education on the class struggle, and
on anti-Imperialism, in the universities?
Where is your defiance of unjust education?
Instead, there are electoral struggles, line struggles, and slate struggles.
I was disappointed with this statement, comrades.
VC
On 28 October 2010 15:38, Lazola Ndamase <[email protected]> wrote:
Comrades
This statement was released yesterday and we had expected Castro
Ngobese to publish it here:
SASCO PRESS STATEMENT
27 October 2010
Statement of the third meeting of the 16th NEC
The National Executive Committee of SASCO convened at Booysens Hotel
between the 22nd to the 24th of October 2010. The NEC meeting was
characterized by frank analysis of South African society including
divisive tendencies that are encroaching on the unity and cohesion of
revolutionary forces within the Mass Democratic Movement led by the
ANC.
Free Higher Education
The Minister of Higher Education and Training had promised that by the
30th August 2010 he would outline which areas of the NSFAS Review
report he would implement. These recommendations of the NSFAS Review
Report included ways in which Free Education would be implemented. We
are disappointed that there is no concrete plan from the Ministry of
Higher Education on implementation of Free Higher Education.
At the beginning of the next year there must be no students that will
be excluded on the basis that they cannot afford or they owe fees. We
will, once more, mobilized society and the rest of the student
community in order to achieve Free Higher Education. To ensure this
occurs, we will not rest.
Contestations of SRC elections against SASCO by ANCYL and YCL
We are extremely disappointed that the ANCYL and in some instance the
Young Communist League have decided to contest SRC elections against
our organization. We are of the firm view that this confuses students
and leads to disunity amongst revolutionary forces. We are convinced
that the reason for these contestations is the fact that SRC's sit in
tender committees in Universities and that Tenderpreneurs from both
the ANCYL and YCL want to capture SRC's in order to drive their
accumulation agenda.
We are proud that our structures particularly in UKZN have been able
to mobilize the student population to defeat both the ANCYL and YCL,
in defence of our organization. We will continue to strive for unity
of the PYA at all costs and at all levels, however, we will not strive
for PYA unity at the expense of our organization and its role in the
Higher Education sector. We will attempt to meet with the National
Leadership of both the ANCYL and YCL to resolve these issues.
Dictatorship in the University of Free State and Stellenbosch
We are appalled by the dictatorship of Professor Jonathan Jansen in
the University of Free State who has outlawed student political
organizations and has deposed a democratically elected SRC. This is in
violation of the Higher Education act and we call on the Department of
Higher Education and Training to act decisively against this tyrant.
We call on the whole community of Free State to rise and defeat this
tyranny in the University of Free State.
We are also appalled by the refusal by the University of Stellenbosch
for a SASCO branch to launch. The intransigence of the University of
Stellenbosch is in complete violation of the right to associate and
organize enshrined in our constitution. We believe that this exposes
the hypocrisy of Afrikaner groups such as the Afri-forum and others
which claim to defend our constitution whilst Afrikaner institutions
such as Stellenbosch operate as though oblivious that apartheid is no
more.
The New Tendency
A New Tendency of accumulators has arisen from the ashes in the ANC
and the liberation movement and has begun a most reactionary
anti-communist program. This New Tendency is in cahoots with the
emergent black bourgeoisie. This Tendency is represented by those who
played a role in the ousting of the 1996 class project in Polokwane.
Its locomotive is its unparalleled urge to accumulate through the
state and the fact that it sees the national liberation movement as
its vehicle to state institutions. It has brought with it a most
backward and anti-democratic delinquent subculture in the movement,
which is that of disruption of meetings if they do not go according to
its wishes.
We are of the view that the New Tendency poses a strategic threat to
the National Democratic Revolution. Counter-revolutionary activity
takes place when some in the liberation movement conspire against the
poor and working class. We call on all our structures to combat,
isolate and defeat the New Tendency as part of their contribution to
defeating counter-revolutionaries.
South African Communist Party
We are of the view that the SACP, like any organization is undergoing
a process of development and renewal. As SASCO we are not entirely
happy some approaches of the SACP on specific matters and we are
willing to engage the Party on these. We call on those who have
identified themselves as opponents of the SACP to reconsider their
ways. We will do all in our capacity to defend and develop the SACP.
We will do all on our capacity to assist the SACP advance the struggle
for Socialism in South Africa. We will organize an urgent meeting with
the SACP in order to raise our dissatisfaction on specific matters, we
will not do that in public.
National General Council
Our National General Council will take place from the 3rd to the 8th
December 2010. This NGC will be our mid-term policy review conference.
In this gathering we will also review our support for the ANC in the
upcoming Local Government Elections. This General Council will also
detail our demands for the Local Government elections which if not met
would result in our organization reconsidering its support during the
local government elections.
WFDY Festival
We are aware that the World Federation of Democratic Youth will host
its Festival in South Africa mid-December. As an organization we feel
honoured organization together with the YCL and ANCYL to host this
prestigious gathering. We call on members of society and students to
attend this historic event whose significance is equal if not more, to
that of the Soccer World Cup.
For details Contact
Mbulelo Mandlana (President)
071 879 3408
Or
Lazola Ndamase (Secretary General)
082 679 8718
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