Diversion and attention seekers! From: Ntokozo Lwandle <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Fw: [ANCMedia] ANC STATEMENT ON THE STANCE OFTHEANC YOUTH LEAGUE ONBOTSWANA AND AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS
this is not even childish i dont know how to call it!!! On Wed, 3 Aug 2011 15:27:49 +0000 [email protected] wrote > In what capacity would th YL take this matter to AU when we have a government > in place, led by the ANC of which the YL is an "integral part" of?? > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 14:15:43 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Fw: [ANCMedia] ANC STATEMENT ON THE STANCE OF > THEANC YOUTH LEAGUE ONBOTSWANA AND AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS > > One will never agree totaly with the youth league statement on mobilizing > Botswana people for overthrow of the Sekgama regime, at the same time can't > agree with way the ANC is handling and adressing this matter, the ANC and YL, > should stop treating each other as oppositions, but should really that they > are one. > Its fatal for the ANC to refere the Botswana crisis to the AU which is in my > understanding is a toothless dog, therefore the youth league should challenge > the AU and the SADC, to take matters of our continent and region at heart. > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:53:41 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Fw: [ANCMedia] ANC STATEMENT ON THE STANCE OF THE > ANC YOUTH LEAGUE ONBOTSWANA AND AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS > > > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: ANC Media mailing list <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:28:49 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [ANCMedia] ANC STATEMENT ON THE STANCE OF THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE ON > BOTSWANA AND AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON SAPA-PR-WIRE > > MEDIA STATEMENT > > ANC STATEMENT ON THE STANCE OF THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE ON BOTSWANA AND AFRICAN > LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS > > The African National Congress (ANC) would like to totally reject and publicly > rebuke the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) on its extremely thoughtless and > embarrassing pronouncements on “regime change “ in Botswana and the so > called, “veering off the African agenda by the African Union (AU) together > with the Southern African Development Community (SADC).“ > > The statement by the ANCYL that it will establish a “Botswana Command Team > which will work towards uniting all opposition forces in Botswana to oppose > the puppet regime of Botswana led by the Botswana Democratic Party, … and > that BDP led Botswana is a foot stool of imperialism, a security threat to > Africa and always under constant puppetry of the United States”, is a total > deviation and an affront to the ANC policies. > > This insult and disrespect to the President (Honourable Ian Khama), the > government and the people of Botswana and a threat to destabilize and effect > regime change in Botswana is a clear demonstration that the ANCYL’s ill > discipline has clearly crossed the political line. The ANC has no policy of > effecting regime changes anywhere in the continent and or in the world, and > therefore it is totally unimaginable that the Youth League of the ANC can > even think of such, let alone lead and put such in the public domain. > > We want to remind the ANCYL leadership and its membership of Article F of the > ANCYL constitution, which states that the ANCYL, is a mass organ of the ANC > that function as an autonomous body (not independent) within the overall > structure of the ANC which it is an integral part. The ANCYL’s life and body > politic is based on the political and ideological objectives of the ANC. > > It is not the political and ideological objective of the ANC to undermine any > African leader, government or leadership institutions. The ANC has very good > relations with the government and the people of Botswana, forged over many > years of our liberation struggle and we continue strengthen these relations > towards our common goals of reconstruction and development of our respective > countries. > > We have full appreciation that if it were not for Botswana, including many > other countries in the region, continent and the world, South Africa would > not be enjoying the freedom and democracy today. > > The ANC respects Botswana’s sovereignty and its strong democracy. We also > respect the freedom and the right of the Batswana to elect their own > government. We equally respect the choice of the people of Botswana to be > governed by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). > > Contrary to the perception of the ANCYL, the African Union (AU) and South > African Development Community (SADC) are strong and continue to discharge > their functions with distinction, particularly as it relates to advancing the > African Agenda. > > Contrary to their observations, these two organisations are not in decline; > instead they remain in the forefront of continental peace and security > efforts from Zimbabwe and Madagascar, to Somalia and Sudan, as well Libya and > Ivory Coast. > > This African leadership can also be seen in the endeavours to create free > trade areas between the SADC, Community Market for Eastern and Southern > Africa (COMESA) and East African Community (EAC) as well as on the NEPAD > Infrastructure Project, particularly the Presidential North-South Corridor > championed by President Jacob Zuma that is aimed at enhancing trade, > infrastructure and economic development in the continent. > > We also regret that on Libya and the Ivory Coast, the ANCYL still do not > understand the complexity of the situations in the two countries and the > differences between them, as well as the steps that our governments have > taken individually and collectively within the UN and as part of the AU. > > We encourage the new leadership of the ANCYL to familiarise themselves with > the facts relating to these two countries, especially the relevant UN > resolutions, AU decisions, as well as government information that has been > put at their disposal. > > While we encourage all progressive forces in our country to play an active > role on the continent, it is however not in the culture of the ANC to > destabilise our neighbours. We have very good relations (both at > party-to-party and government levels) with all our neighbours including > Botswana, which we can always use to exchange information and advise each > other. > > We respect the sovereignity of our neighbours and all other countries. We > therefore encourage the YL to work with the ANC in this regard. > > Issued by: > > Jackson Mthembu > > National Spokesperson > > African National Congress > > Chief Albert Luthuli House > > 54 Sauer Street > > Johannesburg 2001 > > > > 1 August 2011 > > > > Enquiries: > > Ishmael Mnisi 082 333 5550 > > Brian Sokutu 071 671 6899 > __________________________________________ > > Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions please contact > Brian Sokutu at 0716716899 or Ishmael Mnisi at 0823335550. > > -- > You are subscribed. 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