This is why i respect cde Joel. On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Trevor Kekana <[email protected]>wrote:
> *[image: Business Day]*** > > * * > > * * > > ANC intellectual suggests new way to produce tomorrow’s leaders, writes > Sam Mkokeli **** > > THE African National Congress (ANC) should identify a pool of young > leaders who can be groomed to take over from the current generation, says > national executive committee (NEC) member Joel Netshitenzhe.**** > > Ahead of the ANC’s policy and elective conferences this year, the focus > has been on renewing the party as it faces serious leadership problems at > all levels. Such problems associated with being in power have eroded some > of the values that have underpinned the party’s growth in the 100 years of > its existence.**** > > Mr Netshitenzhe last week gave a lecture organised by the Young Communist > League, at which he warned against the sins of incumbency — basically the > problems associated with being in power. **** > > However, his call for younger leaders is different to the ANC Youth > League’s call for a "generational mix". The league wants its former > president, Fikile Mbalula, to become the ANC’s secretary-general — > equivalent to the third in command. **** > > Mr Netshitenzhe said: "Not so much ‘generational mix’ talked about by > others, but so that we do not end up with 10-year cycles of locked-in > leadership into old age, but we should rather identify a corps of young > cadres, say in their forties, who can be deployed and redeployed in various > capacities in government, the organisation and elsewhere, and the best > among them can then form the pool from whom we can select and elect the > most senior leaders in the ANC and government."**** > > Mr Netshitenzhe, considered one of the foremost thinkers in the ANC, says > the party needs to avoid the current trend where its presidency is "locked" > for two decades, without younger leaders getting a shot. **** > > He refers to the "two terms" trend — where a president serves two terms of > five years each, and is succeeded by a deputy, who would eventually spend > two decades in the presidency — firstly during two terms as deputy, then > two terms in the number one position.**** > > President Jacob Zuma is 70, and could retire at 77 if he gets a second > term in government. He replaced Thabo Mbeki , who is the same age. While Mr > Mbeki and Mr Zuma’s rise to the ANC presidency was a big jump from Nelson > Mandela’s generation, the ANC could once again find itself seeing only > older leaders occupying its top positions. Kgalema Motlanthe , a possible > challenger to Mr Zuma in Mangaung, is 63.**** > > If Mr Motlanthe does not challenge Mr Zuma and is re-elected as Mr Zuma’s > deputy in December, he could be next in line come the 2017 ANC elections. > He will be 70 in 2019 — the time he would get a nod to be the first citizen > if he doesn’t win in Mangaung this year.**** > > Mr Netshitenzhe’s warning fits with the broader discussion about renewing > the ANC, which is taking place ahead of the policy conference later this > month and the elective conference in Mangaung in December.**** > > The ANC is grappling with the competing identities of a revolutionary > movement, and a political party in government whose attainment of power > brought problems. **** > > In line with the ANC’s renewal policy paper, which calls for a shift in > the management of leadership contestation, Mr Netshitenzhe calls for > leadership ambitions to be welcomed and managed "so we can dispense with > the current pretence that everyone is waiting for October, when nominations > will start, while people are actually organising factional meetings about > slates in the middle of the night". **** > > Ambitious leaders should declare their interests, and after being vetted > they should be given a platform in the branches and regions to explain and > present what they stand for. **** > > The ANC policy document suggests ways to open up and democratise the > candidate selection process by subjecting those nominated for positions to > a rigorous screening process that officials have likened to the primaries > of US parties. **** > > Mr Netshitenzhe says the ANC needs to spend time building members with > strong characters, in tune with the values of the party. **** > > That way its members would be able to respond to the problems and benefits > associated with being in power. **** > > [email protected]**** > > ** ** > > http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=173450**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > http://www.investec.com/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. 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