re a mo lebogisa a tshware ka thata On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Petunia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Siyabonga VC, > > Malibongwe igama la makhosikazi....! > > > Best, > > Education shall be compulsory, universal, free and equal for all children! > - The Freedom Charter: 1955 - > ------------------------------ > *From: *VC <[email protected]> > *Sender: *[email protected] > *Date: *Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:02:28 +0200 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: *[email protected] > *Subject: *[YCLSA Discussion] The new AU Commission chief - Nkosazana > Dlamini-Zuma > > > [image: Business Day] > > > *Dlamini-Zuma is new AU Commission chief* > ** ** > ** ** > *Staff Writer, Business Day, Johannesburg, 15 October 2012***** > ** ** > ADDIS ABABA — Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa’s minister of home > affairs, was on Sunday elected as the first female head of the African > Union Commission.**** > ** ** > Ms Dlamini-Zuma, who received 37 votes in the last round of voting, > needing 34 to win, defeated incumbent and rival Jean Ping of Gabon, who had > headed the steering body of the 54-member organisation since 2008.**** > ** ** > A failure by the AU to resolve the leadership contest between candidates > from rival English- and French-speaking blocs at its summit in Addis Ababa, > Ethiopia, would have divided the continental body and undermined its > credibility in the world.**** > ** ** > The internal battle to head the AU’s main steering body and voice outside > Africa had dragged on since last year when Ms Dlamini-Zuma had challenged > Mr Ping of Gabon, a former foreign minister, for the post.**** > ** ** > A vote at a summit in January ended in stalemate, splitting the continent > between its French-speaking bloc of states, which broadly backed Mr Ping, > and English-speaking member states, especially the southern group, which > largely swung behind the ex-wife of President Jacob Zuma .**** > ** ** > Lobbying by both Mr Ping’s and Ms Dlamini-Zuma’s supporters had > intensified ahead of the vote this weekend. The winner required 60% of > votes to be elected.**** > ** ** > Benin President Boni Yayi, the current holder of the AU’s rotating > chairmanship, told the summit ahead of the leadership election that the > body would suffer if the vote was once again inconclusive. "Last January we > failed. At this summit, we don’t have the right to fail any more," he said > in a speech.**** > ** ** > Critics say the AU showed itself hesitant and slow-moving in its response > to the conflicts last year in Libya and Côte d’Ivoire, allowing Western > governments to take lead roles.**** > ** ** > "A new failure will signify the division of the continent," Mr Yayi > warned, urging the heads of state to use the vote to show Africa’s ability > to work together and find consensus.**** > ** ** > *‘Not like the United Nations’* > ** ** > Ms Dlamini-Zuma earlier rejected suggestions that the rivalry risked > tearing the continental body apart.**** > ** ** > "I think the continent is stronger than to allow itself to just be > fractured by elections involving two people," she said, adding that all of > the AU’s 54 members states should support whoever emerged as the winner.** > ** > ** ** > Some smaller countries had argued that Ms Dlamini-Zuma’s candidacy broke > an unwritten rule that Africa’s dominant states should not contest the AU > leadership. South Africa is the largest economy on the world’s poorest > continent.**** > ** ** > But Ms Dlamini-Zuma said this tacit rule was not fair as the AU’s > constituent charter viewed all member states as equals.**** > ** ** > "It’s not like the United Nations," she said, referring to the veto power > held in the world body by the five member states of the UN Security Council. > **** > ** ** > Seeking to deflect fears that South Africa might seek to use the AU post > to try to dominate the continent, Ms Dlamini-Zuma argued that she was > standing "as an AU candidate, not as a representative of South Africa".*** > * > ** ** > *Re-election campaign* > ** ** > Mr Ping was this week criticised by southern African countries for a > statement he issued accusing the South African media of trying to tarnish > his image and derail his re-election campaign.**** > ** ** > Speculation in weekend papers that Mr Ping would withdraw from the race > prompted him to issue a statement on the AU website earlier this week > refuting the claims.**** > ** ** > South African International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said > on Thursday in a radio interview that Mr Ping had abused AU resources, the > organisation’s website and its letterhead for "personal campaigns".**** > ** ** > Ms Nkoana-Mashabane concurred with Botswana’s Foreign Minister Phandu > Skelemani, who had raised the matter at the summit and said Mr Ping’s > conduct violated the "provisions and spirit of the statutes of the AU > Commission".**** > ** ** > He also accused Mr Ping of potentially sowing division in the > organisation, adding that the statement amounted to a "direct attack" on > South Africa.**** > ** ** > "In this regard, the conduct by the chairperson of the AU, namely abuse of > AU resources, attack on and divulging information of a member state is > unprecedented, and can bring disrepute to the integrity of the AU," Mr > Skelemani said. "This therefore calls for an apology on his part, and > retraction of the statement through the same medium used."**** > ** ** > Ms Nkoana-Mashabane also moved to dispel "myths" that South Africa was > party to a "gentlemen’s agreement" taken by the five large African > countries — Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Libya — that they > would not hold leadership positions in the AU.**** > ** ** > "That agreement does not exist. If it did, countries like Nigeria would > not have had an opportunity to go in," she said. Nigeria held the position > for three years, for an "interim" term.**** > ** ** > Ms Nkoana-Mashabane said that "to prove the humility of South Africa, we > have been a free nation for the past 18 years, we have not contested for > any of the positions here".**** > ** ** > She said when smaller states from the southern African region had tried to > secure the position, they were rejected because they were viewed as "small" > and "not too strong". Now that the Southern African Development Community > agreed on a candidate, however, it was time to take the helm.**** > ** ** > With Reuters and Natasha Marrian > ** ** > *From: http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=176300* > * * > * * > * * > > -- > 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. 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