The ANC Gauteng acts decisively against a notorious gang of anarchists! The PEC meeting of 19th September 2011 gave a go-ahead for Tshwane to hold its Regional Conference on 01-02 October 2011.The decision was based on the fact that the region had met all conference requirements i.e. it had exceeded the 70% threshold in terms of the number of branches that had convened properly constituted quorate branch meetings which elected delegates and nominated candidates for the Regional Executive Committee (REC). The Conference was indeed convened by the PEC Deployees on 01-02 October 2011 to carry out its mandate in line with Rule 21 of the ANC Constitution.
In its ordinary meeting held on Monday 03 October 2011, the PWC received a comprehensive report from the PEC deployees who were mandated to oversee the preparations, facilitate Branch General Meetings and run the regional conference in accordance with the conference guidelines as provided for in the ANC Constitution. The PWC is satisfied that the St. George's Regional Conferencehas fulfilled its constitutional mandate. The PWC also reviewed media reports about an unauthorized and unconstitutional gathering held at Justice College, Tshwane during the same weekend. The gathering was organized by a notorious gang of anarchists most of whom have disciplinary cases pending against them. Some of them have previously been suspended by the previous RECs for the violent disruption of ANC meetings, forceful occupation of the regional office and beating up of ANC members who disagree with them. They have continued to try and undermine successive RECs elected democratically in regional conferences by setting up well-funded parallel activities that seek to contest the legitimacy of properly elected Branch Executive Committees and Regional Executive Committee. The unconstitutional gathering they organized on Saturday where they purport to have been elected is the latest in their concerted campaign to undermine ANC internal processes. On several occasions in the past, the PEC has called on the previous RECs to act decisively against these anarchists.The PWC has decided that it is now time to elevate the matter to a provincial level and stop them on their tracks! Accordingly, the PWC has decided to take decisive action to protect the image of the ANC and safeguard the integrity of its organizational processes by invoking Rule 25.12 (c) of the ANC Constitution. The following people have therefore been suspended from the ANC with immediate effect pending disciplinary proceedings action against them, for being the principal organizers and orchestrators of anarchy, ill-discipline and parallel structures in Tshwane: Oupa Phetla, Mafika Mahlangu, Joel Mphahla, Tshepo Rantho, Santos Matshika and Tebogo Monaanyane. The Provincial Disciplinary Committee will begin disciplinary proceedings against the six in due course. The PWC has also established a team to investigate the sources of funding for the perennial disruptive activities of these anarchists. We are very concerned about what appears to be a well-funded and coordinated campaign to try and destabilize not only Tshwane but the entire province of Gauteng. Our investigation will expose the hidden hand of business people and politicians who are fueling and financing activities that seek to disrupt the functioning of the ANC. We have informed the Secretary General about all the drastic actions we are taking to restore order in Tshwane and other parts of the province where similar trend of a sponsored campaign of destabilization has been detected by ANC structures! Continuing false reports about the "succession debates" seek to sow divisions in Gauteng The PWC and PEC dismissed with contempt ongoing media speculation and false reports about the so-called succession debates in Gauteng. We reiterate that no structure of the ANC at branch, regional and provincial level has started a discussion on the names of leaders who should be considered for election at the forthcoming 2012 Mangaung National Conference. In all the 376 properly constituted branches and three regional conferences that convened successfully, the question who must lead in the ANC from Mangaung Conference was never discussed. The branches and regional conferences are discussing the PEC discussion documents that are publicly available on our website: * Renewal from Below: Reorganizing grassroots structures to solve people's problems; * Challenges of Leadership in Our Time: Revisiting Through the Eye of the Needle; * Integrity Promotion in the ANC: Framework for the work of the ANC Integrity Committees; * Economic transformation: Regeneration of the township economy and building on the comparative advantage of the economy of each region; * Social transformation: tackling urban poverty and building sustainable livelihoods in communities; * Building the ANC's governing capacity: the relationship between the party and the state; The false media reports on the "succession debate" alternate with another set of false reports whose aim is to keep alive the narrative and image of Gauteng as a province in which the ANC is locked up in a permanent battle with its Premier. The different newspapers repeat the lie that Cde Paul Mashatile has approached President Zuma to remove Premier Mokonyane as the Premier. As we have publicly stated, the PEC has never taken a decision to recall Premier Mokonyane and Cde Paul Mashatile has never raised the matter with the President. The PEC will continue to support and accountable all leaders deployed in the ANC-led provincial and local government so that they speed up the implementation of the Manifesto priorities. The unity and vibrancy of the ANC in Gauteng is a source of frustration for "political entrepreneurs" and "imbedded journalists" alike By continuing to publish these false reports on the "succession debate" in Gauteng and recycle the media-driven narrative of "Mashatile vs Mokonyane" and "Zuma vs Motlanthe", the media shows a complete lack of understanding of the political and organizational dynamics of the ANC in Gauteng province. Media-driven factions have no resonance among the ANC members in Gauteng province. The journalists who have been writing these shallow stories need to do thorough work if they want to understand what holds the ANC together in Gauteng. Our unity and cohesion since the May 2010 Provincial Conference is a result of genuine political work to bring ANC members together on the basis of principles, not personalities. There is a small group of "political entrepreneurs" who thrive on divisions and use the names of national or provincial leaders as the basis for election in branches and regions have failed to be elected in the recent branch and regional conferences. Branches and regions have been electing leaders on the basis of their capacity to lead the branch or region, not their loyalty or closeness to certain provincial or national leaders.This is an important lesson of leadership! The political entrepreneurs thrive on chaos, anarchy and factionalism but they are frustrated by the PEC's ability to keep the ANC together in Gauteng. They try to use the so-called "succession debate" to get elected in branch and regional conferences without success. As shown during the 376 successful branch general meetings and three successful regional conferences, the ANC members refuse to be diverted into proxy battles orchestrated by political entrepreneurs who thrive only when there are major divisions in the organisation. In their endeavor to get elected, they have also tried unsuccessfully to recreate the narrative of "Mashatile vs Mokonyane" and "Zuma vs Motlanthe" in order to justify their ill-discipline and factionalism. The ANC is politically dynamic and organizationally vibrant in Gauteng. Four out of five regions are in good standing, having completed successful regional conferences. Johannesburg will conclude its regional conference on 7-9th October 2011. We are confident that the conference will run smoothly. The province has 376 branches in good standing, out of 450 potential branches. The membership is 110335 as of 30 September 2011. In October-November, we shall be spending six weeks in branches and zones to train the new members, newly-elected BECs and RECs to understand the ANC principles, culture and traditions. Central to this training is to restore the moral integrity of the movement. ANC membership and branches in good standing as of September 2011 REGION Members in good standing in September Number of wards Branches in good standing JOHANNESBURG 33 210 130 94 out of 107 TSHWANE 26 873 105 89 out of 97 EKURHULENI 23 807 101 75 out of 89 WEST RAND 14 851 100 74 out of 85 SEDIBENG 11 594 72 44 out of 56 TOTAL 110 335 508 376 out of 434 Issued by David Makhura - ANC Gauteng Provincial Secretary (082773 1654) http://www.investec.com/en_group/#home/legal/email_disclaimer.html The disclaimer also provides our corporate information and names of our directors as required by law. The disclaimer is deemed to form part of this message in terms of Section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002. If you cannot access the disclaimer, please obtain a copy thereof from us by sending an email to: [email protected] -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. 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