@Khaya, good question! On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> At Treasure: Has Cde Kgalema declared that he will contest the ANC > presidency next year in Mangaung? > Sent from my BlackBerryŽ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Treasure Mathebula <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:06:53 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] [CU]ANCYL leaders guilty: suspended > sentences suspended > > we remain vigilant behind those leaders and we are clear on economic > freedom in our lifetime > > On 10 November 2011 01:18, 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. > > > > 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. 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