I can't agree more on this matter. Surely we can't go out trying to correct da WC toilet saga of DA while our cdes are doing da same. Actions need to be taken as of yesterday.
On Tue May 10th, 2011 1:27 PM EDT Mafika Damane Mndebele wrote: >*MEDIA STATEMENT* > >*YCL PASS A VOTE OF NO CONFIDECE TO MAYOR MANTEBU MOKGOSI AND HER ENTIRE >COUNCIL* > >10 May 2011 > >The Young Communist League of South Africa [Ufasimba] has learnt with >astonishment and anger that while we were busy condemning the racist >behaviour of Democratic Alliance to build open toilets for black communities >in Khayelistha, our own ANC led municipality in Moqhaka Municipality has >done the same. > >For us as the YCL, it matters not who builds such toilets and what >justification there is, such acts requires condemnation from human rights >activists and organisations throughout the country. > >It does not matter whether we are in election mode or not, the fact is we >can and should never lie to our people as the municipality has done. > >What angers us the most is that the Mayor and the Council knew there was >legal action taken by the alliance in the Western Cape, and that there was a >Human Rights Commission ruling on the matter, and yet, the mayor and the >council sat on their laurels and never acted. > >We also find the explanation given by the Mayor Cllr Mantebu Mokgosi: that >the Municipality entered into the agreement with the residents that it would >provide sanitation and residents would enclose the structures nonsensical, >reactionary and not different from that of the DA. > >In our view the Mayor had acted against the interest of the people and has >humiliated them. She expected the poor community to enclose the toilet, the >fact that for the past eight years they had not been able to do so did not >matter to her. This is a spat in the face of the ANC’s vision of a better >life for all. > >Her response can only be associated to power drunk politicians, who stay on >secluded residents with all needed resources, spend most of their time on >air conditioned offices and live luxurious life. As the YCL we call upon the >ANC to immediately expel Cllr Mantebu Mokgosi, a liability to the ANC >historic mission of transforming our country. > >We remain committed in our resolve to ensuring that the ANC overwhelmingly >emerge victorious on the 18 of May and call upon all the people of South >Africa to vote ANC and also expose those who bury their ugly face under the >banner of the ANC while their action are associated with Democratic >Alliance. > >Issued by YCLSA > >Contact Mafika Mndebele (National Spokesperson) > >Contact Mafika Mndebele (National Spokesperson) >Landline: (011) 339 3621 >Cellphone: 073 574 5953 >Cellphone: 082 567 3557 >Email: [email protected] > >-- >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. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this >address (repeat): [email protected] . -- 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. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
