Hawu maComrades! Kind regards,
Cedric Sabelo Gina On 31 May 2011, at 11:28, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > > <YCLSA.png> > > YCLSA National Committee Statement, 31 May 2011 > > > The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) held its 2nd Plenary > Session of the 3rd National Congress Committee from the 27th – 29th May 2011, > at Cosatu House in Braamfontein. The purpose of the meeting was to look into > the state of the organisation, receive reports from Provincial Structures > and assess progress in terms of implementation of the Programme of Action > as adopted by the National Committee Lekgotla. > > Election > > The National Committee met immediately after an intensive campaigning by the > movement for the local government elections. We note with comfort the role > that members of the YCL played in these elections through election structures > of the ANC, as volunteers and party agents and through structures of the YCL > and its programmes. > > We congratulate all members of the YCL who were elected councillors and > mayors of the ANC in all municipalities throughout the country. We wish them > well in ensuring that they improve the lives of our people through quality > service delivery, a fight against corruption and ensuring that they become > activist counsellors whose dedication is service to the people. The National > Committee called on all counsellors, especially those of the ANC-led > Alliance, to stay in the ward were they were elected in order to maintain > contact with the people. > > We however, note with serious concern the decline in the overall support of > the ANC and a slight increase in support of the DA, particularly from black > voters. This concern will be raised with the SACP in our bilateral > discussions in order for the party to engage the ANC for quicker remedial > actions. > > We will defend the SACP > > Over the last few weeks since our 3rd National Congress, we have witnessed > unwarranted attacks on the leadership of the SACP, in particular the General > Secretary, by certain individuals within COSATU and two of its major > affiliates, NUMSA and SADTU. We are aware that the attack on the SACP General > Secretary and the leadership and character of the Party is intended to > prepare for a leadership contest at its 13th Congress planned for July 2012. > > These individuals have constituted themselves as a faction, posing as > revolutionary mouth-piece of the poor, with the intention to take over the > SACP and weaken it for their malicious intents. > > As the YCL we are determined to challenge this faction and expose it for what > it is, a faction hell-bent on discrediting the party programme, to capture > the party and ensure that its independence, power and influence are affected. > They have questioned the right of the SACP to take decisions independently > and yet, they speak of the SACP having lost its independence since our > General Secretary was appointed to cabinet. > > We are determined to defend the integrity of both the SACP as a vanguard > party of the working class and the collective leadership of the SACP. As the > YCL we reaffirm the relevance of the SACP programme as adopted by the 12th > Congress and the independence of the SACP to take its own decisions, > implement and defend them and we call on all disciplined members of the YCL > and the SACP to remain united behind this call. > > NYDA Provincial Advisory Boards > > The YCL is disturbed by the continued intransigence of the Presidency to > reply to its letters and concerns on the appointments of the NYDA Provincial > Advisory Boards. We have consistently, through Head Office and all our > Provincial structures, written letters to both the NYDA Chairpersonship and > the Presidency to intervene on the appointment of PAB, which purely reflects > the ANCYL rather than a structure of Youth Development aimed at accommodating > all young people and their structures throughout the country. > > The National Committee, in unison, agreed to pursue legal action in an > attempt to get the Presidency to act on our letters and concerns. In the > light of what happened at WFDY Festival and the decline in confidence on the > ability of the NYDA to deal with developmental issues of young people, we > have resolved to work with other PYA and community based structures to > refocus the work of the NYDA and develop trust and confidence among young > people on the work of the NYDA, consistent with its launching intentions. > > Programme > > The National Committee adopted a programme which encompasses June 16 > commemoration activities. > > Provinces of the YCL will be convening their mini rallies on June 16 > commemorations as a build up towards the National Rally in Galeshewe, > Kimberly on the 25th June 2011. Our major activities for the year will > include the following: > > Harry Gwala Memorial Lecture at the University of Kwazulu Natal, > Pietermaritzburg; > Meeting of YCLSA University Based branches in July; > Commemoration of the SACP’s 90th Anniversary in July > Ruth First Commemoration Games in August; > 2nd Annual Jobs for Youth Summit in September; > A National Political School in October, which will follow a massive > provincial induction programme; > > The National Committee also endorsed the plans for the provinces of > Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, Northern Cape and Free State to convene > their due provincial Congresses later this year. > > > Issued by the YCL National Office > > For more information, please contact Mafika Mndebele (National Spokesperson) > Landline: (011) 339 3621 > Cellphone: 073 574 5953 > Cellphone: 082 567 3557 > Email: [email protected] > > > Venceremos! > > > > > -- > You are subscribed. 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