Economic struggle has just been banned...bored On 11/10/11, Mzukisi Ronyuza <[email protected]> wrote: > *ANC is bigger than everyone. We have found it here. * > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Jacques Cupido > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ** >> Lets respect the decision of the ANC NDC. There is due processes of appeal >> the suspended comrades can follow. >> >> Amandla >> >> Jacques >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Caroline Smith <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:40 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [CU]ANCYL leaders guilty: suspended sentences suspended >> >> Twitter journalists reporting that Floyd Shivambu has beeen suspended for >> three years, and Julius Malema for five years, both to vacate their >> official office. >> The rest of the leaders charged are suspended for two years, wiht the >> suspension suspended for three years. >> >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Lerato Motimele >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Malema, ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu, deputy president >>> Ronald Lamola, treasurer general Pule Mabe, secretary general Sindiso >>> Magaqa and deputy secretary general Kenetswe Mosenogi were found guilty >>> by >>> the ANC's national disciplinary hearing of ill-discipline and undermining >>> ruling party leadership. >>> >>> The youth league leaders were found guilty and each handed a sentence of >>> a two-year suspension from the party. The sentence itself, was in turn >>> suspended for three years. >>> >>> *Floyd's rap* >>> Additionally League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu found guilty of bringing >>> the party into disrepute by publically condeming ANC national executive >>> committee member and South Africa's minister of public enterprises, >>> Malusi >>> Gigaba. >>> >>> For this he was sentenced to an 18-month suspension from the party, which >>> in turn was suspended for three years. He was also ordered to make a >>> public >>> apology to Gigaba within five days. >>> >>> The announcement of the committee's finding is still under way. >>> >>> The first charges followed the league's announcement earlier this year >>> that it would send a team to Botswana to consolidate local opposition >>> parties and help bring about regime change in that country. >>> >>> In the face of ANC outrage over what it said was a breach of its >>> constitution, the youth league retracted the statement and apologised, >>> but >>> barged into a meeting of the ruling party's leadership to press its case. >>> The disciplinary process was begun soon thereafter. >>> >>> Malema has 14 days from the date of his sentencing to appeal the party's >>> verdict, and will continue in his position as the youth league's leader >>> until then. >>> >>> *Everything above board >>> *Announcing the ANC's national disciplinary committee's decision, >>> chairperson Derek Hanekom insisted the disciplinary process had been >>> properly initiated and followed. He underscored the importance of >>> discipline within the party as "non-negotiable", and said the committee >>> had >>> rejected arguments, put forward by witnesses at the hearing -- including >>> Winnie Madikizela-Mandela -- that the youth league was autonomous and >>> independent from the ANC, its constitution and its processes. >>> >>> Hanekom said the committee had also rejected suggestions that the >>> disciplinary hearing might be used to settle political >>> scores<http://mg.co.za/article/2011-10-05-sexwale-dont-use-malema-hearing-to-settle-scores> >>> . >>> >>> Malema's first appearance before the ANC disciplinary committee took >>> place at Luthuli House at the end of August. It was moved after violence >>> erupted in the Johannesburg CBD. >>> >>> Youth league members and supporters threw rocks, bottles and bricks at >>> journalists and police, and burnt ANC flags and T-shirts bearing the >>> image >>> of President Jacob Zuma. >>> >>> *History of discipline* >>> This is not Malema's first time in front of the ANC's disciplinary >>> committee. In May last year, he was hauled over the coals for accusing >>> President Jacob Zuma of being worse than former president Thabo Mbeki for >>> berating him in public. >>> >>> After a bungled prosecution, Malema was eventually ordered to apologise >>> to Zuma, to pay a R10 000 fine, and was sent to a political school and to >>> anger-management classes. >>> >>> The national disciplinary committee at the time said should Malema be >>> found guilty of provoking serious divisions or a break-down of unity in >>> the >>> organisation within the next two years, his ANC membership would be >>> suspended >>> >>> *Out in force* >>> A huge metro police contingent was deployed outside Luthuli House in >>> central Johannesburg on Thursday morning, ahead the announcement of the >>> hearing's decision. >>> >>> President and Sauer streets were closed for security reasons by 7am, said >>> Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne >>> Minnaar. >>> >>> "Our officers have been deployed to monitor the situation around Luthuli >>> House," said Minnaar. >>> >>> "They will be there for the rest of the day," he said. -- Sapa, Staff >>> reporter >>> >>> -- >>> You are subscribed to the "Communist University" e-mail forum. >>> The group site is at >>> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Communist-University >>> The Communist University blog at http://domza.blogspot.com/ and our >>> wikispace web site is at http://amadlandawonye.wikispaces.com/ >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]; or e-mail >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> -- >> You are subscribed to the "Communist University" e-mail forum. >> The group site is at >> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Communist-University >> The Communist University blog at http://domza.blogspot.com/ and our >> wikispace web site is at http://amadlandawonye.wikispaces.com/ >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]; or e-mail >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> You are subscribed to the "Communist University" e-mail forum. >> The group site is at >> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Communist-University >> The Communist University blog at http://domza.blogspot.com/ and our >> wikispace web site is at http://amadlandawonye.wikispaces.com/ >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]; or e-mail >> [email protected] >> > > -- > You are subscribed. 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