It is not the greatest speech from the spokesperson. Failure to accept where one needs to improve is really not the ideal situation that leadership should find itself practicing. It is never a good sign as it represents being out of touch with reality. What happened to a SWOT analysis Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
-----Original Message----- From: Sibusiso Mimi <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:23:12 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Cc: Bongani Dlamini<[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DISAGREES WITH THE OBSERVATIONS OF COSATU GENERAL SECRETARY ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: This is embarrassing – this response is as if it was written in a night club – ZAR probably! Instead of engaging substantial issues, this response is rather childish in its view and contest the assertions made by cde Vavi but offers nothing. It is a drunken response to real issues facing our country one of which being mass unemployment and widening inequalities. It is no secret; the ANC is going into the local government elections contemplating real challenges such as entrenched corruption in local government, chronic poverty and many other social ills. I'm sure Cosatu is very much aware of the inroads made by the ANC since we came top power but you cant simply wish the current challenges away -- the ANCYL rather should make proposals on how to deal with the current challenges. On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:41 AM, Bongani Dlamini < [email protected]> wrote: > > ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DISAGREES WITH THE OBSERVATIONS OF COSATU GENERAL > SECRETARY ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: > > 06 April 2011 > > The ANC Youth League disagrees with the remarks and observations of COSATU > General SecretaryZwelinzima Vavi on the upcoming Local Government > Elections. In his address to the NUMSA Bargaining Conference, Comrade Vavi > said > that “We [ANC] are going into elections with our tails between our legs. > With our backs to the wall, because we have lost 1,17million jobs and > 5,8million families are plunged into poverty”. In the same address, the > General Secretary of COSATU further said there is a possibility that we > might soon call someone President Zille. > > The ANC Youth League does not agree that the ANC will go to local > government elections with its tail behind the legs, because contrary to what > is implied, the ANC has done exceptionally well with regards to service > delivery. The ANC has provided water, electricity, roads, sanitation, houses > and many other basic services to millions of people over the past 5 years. > Whilst we all accept that there is a problem of unemployment, it is wrong to > blame unemployment and retrenchments on the ANC government, particularly at > local level. The ANC goes into the local government elections with its head > very high because we have fulfilled more than 80% of the promises made in > the 2006 Local Government Elections. > > The General Secretary of COSATU should understand better than anyone that > job losses that occurred because of the world economic recession cannot be > blamed on the ANC, but on many other factors that are beyond the ANC’s > control. Instead of educating workers that job-losses are a result of global > economic crisis, the General Secretary of COSATU implies that the ANC is > responsible for the job-losses. The ANC government carries a responsibility > of building sustainable livelihoods for all thepeople of South Africa and > is on track with regards to functions it can play. There are also > commendable efforts in the ANC to mobilise the whole of society, > particularly the private sector to create job opportunities for majority > of the people. These efforts should be appreciated, and properly > communicated because anything that creates the impression that the ANC is > responsible for job-losses is misleading. > > An imagination that Helen Zille will ever be President of South Africa is > alarmist because Helen Zille will never be President of South Africa, even > if the sun can set from a different direction. Majority of the people of > South Africa know very well that Helen Zille represents the interests of > some white people and play on their insecurities to secure votes and > funding. Helen Zille has demonstrated in the decisions taken by the DA > government in the Western Cape that she has not regard of black > communities. The DA will never lead South Africa and no one in the > movement should have such imaginations and because they are just > that—IMAGINATIONS. > > The ANC Youth League will forever protect the right of all comrades in the > movement to freely express themselves, but will always express our > disagreements on issues that are said in an alarmist fashion. > > Issued by the ANC Youth League > Contact Floyd Shivambu, ANC Youth League Spokesperson > -- > " Historical Materialism and dialectical Materialism are inseparable, they > go together and survive along" > > > > > -- > 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. 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