> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON SAPA > > ANC STATEMENT ON COMRADE JULIUS MALEMA REMARKS > > The African National Congress is perturbed by the statement made by Comrade > Julius Malema yesterday during an ANCYL rally held at Wits. In his speech he > accuses the President of being a dictator and that the Youth League has been > suppressed and traumatized under his leadership. This distortion has no basis > and is devoid of any truth. > > These attacks directed at the ANC leadership and the President in particular > have been going on for some time and have reached intolerable levels of > disrespect. We hold a very dim view of his utterances particularly coming > from a person who professes to have blood that is black, green and gold. > Instead of attacking the ANC on a public platform, we would have expected him > to use existing channels within the organisation to raise his concerns on > whatever matter. These attacks have become an almost regular posture from > the member of the ANC NEC. > > At no stage has the collective leadership of the ANC nor President Zuma made > a statement that would suggest intolerance. The role and position of the > Youth League have always been reaffirmed by the NEC including the President. > We also want to emphasise the point that the ANC members who were charged by > the ANC were charged on their capacity as members of the ANC and not as > leaders of the ANCYL. While this might come late in the equation, we will > still like to advise Comrade Julius to refrain from throwing insults at the > leadership and the President. > > Once again we urge him to make use of the internal processes within the ANC. > At no stage did President Zuma charge Julius Malema or any of the ANC Members > for contravening the Constitution of the ANC. Charges have been brought > about by the ANC in its entirety, any attempt to isolate President Zuma in > this regard, is bound to fail. Comrade President Zuma, as he has always > demonstrated is part of the ANC collective. > > If this assault and insults on the ANC leadership by Malema continues, he > will be unwittingly dragging himself to a precipice where a point of return > is impossible in the eyes of ANC members. Comrade Zuma is a leader > democratically elected by all members of the African National Congress. We > all hold him in high esteem and no amount of attack on his good integrity > will change or erase that. We remain totally opposed to any notion that > President Zuma is a dictator and that he traumatized any structure of the ANC > including the ANCYL. > > Issued by: > Jackson Mthembu > National spokesperson Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!
-----Original Message----- From: Khaya Xaba <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:21:35 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Manamela to address YCLSA Northern Cape 3rd Provincial Congress *YCLSA Press Alert* March 31, 2012 *Manamela to address YCLSA Northern Cape 3rd Provincial Congress* The National Secretary of the Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] *CDE BUTI MANAMELA *will give a key note address to the delegates of the 3rd Provincial Congress of the Young Communist League in the Northern Cape. The congress which is currently under way in Kimberley is held under the theme *“Towards 2013: marking ten years of building momentum towards, capacity for, elements for socialism in our lifetime”* Details are as follows: *Date: April 01, 2012 * *Time: 11:00* *Venue: Phatsimang [National Institute of Higher Education], Galeshewe Campus* A post Congress Press Conference will be convened to communicate the resolution of the Congress and announcement of the new YCLSA Provincial Leadership. Details of the press conference are as follows *Date: April 01, 2012 * *Time: 13H00 [1PM]* *Venue: Phatsimang [National Institute of Higher Education], Galeshewe Campus* Members of the media are invited to attend and cover these events Issued by YCLSA Northern Cape For more information contact: Keitumetse Mathiba 076 1020 830 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
