Bua comrade Nico. -----Original Message----- From: "NT Zwane" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:48:38 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Statement of the Third SASCO NEC Meeting
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 >> >> -- >> 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. 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