Cde VC I hope Mboyisa has taken no offense as there are no such intentions. There are few like him.
regards, Sibusiso On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote: > > Fine Cde Mimi but I don't know why you needed to create suspicions about my > good friend Cedric Mboyisa, whom I have known since he was a young junior > reporter on the North East Tribune, after which he went to The Citizen. Now > he is at the City Press. > > Many other comrades have had media dealings with Cedric and I am sure they > will all bear me out. This is a journalist who listens carefully and does > his best. He is one of the best. > > There is no evidence that Cedric made anything up here. On the contrary, > what we know of Lazola Ndamase from this forum tends to confirm what Cedric > has reported. > > Otherwise, I agree with you. > > > VC > > > > > On 23 March 2011 15:27, Sibusiso Mimi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm not sure what to make of this -- true, students have serious >> challenges facing them and impending on objectives such as access to quality >> education etc. That being said, none of it warrants an undisciplined and >> savaged attack on the SACP's general secretary. >> >> >> >> Cdes always make a mistake of confusing some journalists’ hypocrisy with >> real interest to their issues. Some of these journalists’ only interest is >> to sell papers -- therefore painting a picture of a general >> secretary/minister under-siege by some left leaning student bodies sells >> papers and is quite entertaining. And, unfortunately, this happens at the >> detriment of the real message from the students! Cdes must avoid being >> famous for wrong reasons during this time and allow themselves to be tricked >> into saying regrettable statements. Statements such as “the minister is an >> indecisive coward” and “This is the worst form of anti-communism and a crime >> against the sons and daughters of the working class and is a betrayal to the >> struggle” is very regrettable, not only that but populist in my view. When >> the SACP allowed blade to serve his country as a cabinet minister -- we did >> not also give him an ability to perform miracles. >> >> >> >> Cdes seems to find throwing insults around especially targeting elected >> leadership of our movement fashionable – it is not, but only entertaining to >> the Capitalists! A free circus which is sickening to the working class that >> voted our leadership in power. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Steve Peterson <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Nzimande the ‘anti-communist’ >>> >>> By Cedric Mboyisa >>> >>> Two left-leaning student bodies have torn into Higher Education Minister >>> Blade >>> Nzimande, calling for his head and accusing him of anti-communism and >>> anti-working class behaviour. >>> >>> In a scathing attack on the South African Communist Party (SACP) boss >>> (Nzimande), South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) secretary-general >>> Lazola Ndamase charged that his department was moving at a snail’s pace to >>> ensure there was transformation in tertiary institutions and implementation >>> of free education. >>> >>> “This is the worst form of anti-communism and a crime against the sons >>> and daughters of the working class and is a betrayal to the struggle,” he >>> said. >>> >>> Speaking to City Press, Ndamase (who is also a Young Communist League >>> member) said Nzimande was a “coward” with a lack of decisiveness. >>> >>> “He is not running the higher education correctly. He has not made any >>> fundamental changes as one would have expected from a revolutionary >>> communist.” >>> >>> The South African Union of Students (Saus) has called for a vote of >>> no-confidence in Nzimande. >>> >>> “Minister Nzimande is proving to be an obstruction to progress on >>> government’s goals regarding education. We will sit-in at the offices of the >>> minister to show our discontent and utter disappointment,” read a statement >>> by the Saus national executive committee. >>> >>> Saus and Sasco said they were ignored by Nzimande when they marched to >>> his Pretoria offices yesterday to complain about the lack of implementation >>> of free education. >>> >>> “Despite the fact that we notified the Department of Higher Education and >>> Training on time, there was no one to receive our memorandum of demands and >>> we had to settle for anybody we could find to accept this important >>> memorandum,” said Ndamase. >>> >>> Ministerial spokesperson Nqaba Nqandela said it was unfortunate that the >>> two student bodies had opted to go public before discussing their concerns >>> with Nzimande. >>> >>> “The minister’s door is always open to them. We will not be deterred. We >>> believe we are on track. We have had great achievements,” he added. >>> >>> SACP spokesperson Malesela Maleka said Sasco was being “mischievous”. >>> >>> “Sasco does not have a manual on what constitutes communism or not. They >>> cannot expect him to go there and behave like a maverick as if there were no >>> constraints,” he added. >>> >>> He said the real issue was that there was a concerted agenda to portray >>> Nzimande as an “incapable leader of the SACP”. >>> >>> A former senior Young Communist League (YCL) member from KwaZulu-Natal >>> said it was very clear that Nzimande could not cope with the pressure of >>> being simultaneously the minister and SACP boss. Debate in the alliance has >>> been raging about Nzimande’s two roles. Cosatu general secretary >>> Zwelinzima Vavi has urged him to quit as a minister. >>> >>> The Nzimande matter has led to tensions in the SACP. >>> >>> Politburo member and former YCL chairperson David Masondo has been >>> suspended. Masondo is seen as close ally of ANC Youth League president >>> Julius Malema. >>> >>> Malema and Nzimande do not see eye-to-eye, especially on the >>> controversial issue of nationalisation of mines. >>> >>> The YCL has expelled Masondo allies Phindile Kunene and Patrick Makape. >>> Some see this as a purge of anti-Nzimande elements >>> >>> -- >>> You are subscribed to the "Communist University" e-mail forum. >>> The group site is at >>> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Communist-University >>> The Communist University blog at http://domza.blogspot.com/ and our >>> wikispace web site is at http://amadlandawonye.wikispaces.com/ >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]; or e-mail >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Sibusiso Mimi >> Mobile: +27 (0) 760211216 >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> You are subscribed. 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