Pseudo-analysis’ on ‘unrealistic Lula moment’, perturbing! Responding to societal challenges facing South African working class has invited pseudo-analysis, whose intentions are geared to undermine the supreme body of the Federation-National Congress.
This is in reference to a letter appearing on Sowetan and City Press,titled ‘Vavi’s Lula moment is unrealistic for South Africa’ and ‘enough with Lula Moment’, penned by Thabo Twala. COSATU approached the 11th National Congress with one clear and amplified mission; ‘strengthening COSATU for total emancipation’ and to suggest as per Thabo tripe that ‘we clearly failed to analyse the situation in comparison to Brazil’, is perturbing. We are equally up-to-date with the global reality that ‘recovery from the global financial crisis remains forever fragile, however having displaced millions of workers from their employment and also made destitution a new societal challenge. No wonder the World Bank has over the recent years made this intervention by ‘ offering financial iad to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, a major priority for their institution, with increased allocations made’. And an increase of allocation by $2.8 billion in FY12 to $12,2 billion and included $7,4 billion in IDA Credits, grants and guarantees to sub-Saharan Africa[ up from $7 billion from the previous year]. To suggest that COSATU is like a teacher holding a red pen, looking for mistakes, clearly shows that Thwala is one of the many analysts, whose commentary is fallacious and not necessarily based on thorough perusing of the Congress Discussion documents. International warning spread like wild fire such as ‘developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times’ [World Bank –Global Economic Prospects; June 2012 And COSATU was equal to such a revolutionary task! Our members have in the recent past demonstrated action by speaking through structures, amplifying their lack of patience through wildcat strikes [thou condemned] that total emancipation must never be postponed. It is unfortunate that Mr Thwala took a dim eye on such an insurmountable path towards heightening COSATU engines to make the Lula Moment a reality! We said amongst others, on the socio-economic that, ‘we must describe the material conditions under which the working class reproduces its labour power in comparison to, and in connection with, the material conditions of the capitalist class. And further narrating on how the capitalist class is exploiting the working classes’. Congress has resolved amongst others, ‘to challenge the grotesque of inequalities which have in the recent years made us the most unequal society on the planet’. And obviously, Brazil matches South Africa with its population and level on under-development in the world. Obviously, Brazil does display such impeccable similarities with South Africa on how their former President, Lula changed their lives. And COSATU is a party to such a radical change! COSATU as a global social justice movement is an organization that has flourished through international solidarity in general and learned by taking advantage of useful international diversification. To suggest that Lula Moment is another import is unfortunate as the Federation is part of the global village and therefore the residues of the economic melt-down still affect us in general and he toiling class in particular. Thwala has taken a dim view on what COSATU resolved upon in the workers’ parliament, to having Trade Unions upping the scale on worker education. COSATU has in the recent years launched the Mass Education Campaign in which education must elevated to become a societal responsibility. Skinning in the game on a festival of ideas is welcomed. Play the game and not the man! But, it must be informative and misleading the public, to thinking that Congress Declaration is just a paper; with no planned actions to achieve it, is unlettered. Arise ye prisoners of starvation! ___________________________________________________________ Norman Mampane (Communications Officer) Congress of South African Trade Unions 110 Jorissen Cnr Simmonds Street Braamfontein 2017 P.O.Box 1019 Johannesburg 2000 South Africa Tel: +27 11 339-4911 or Direct 010 219-1342 Mobile: +27 72 416 3790 E-Mail: [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] .
