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YCLSA Riot Mkhwanazi District Press Statement, 30 March 2015 YCLSA Condemns Sexual Exploitation of Women The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] in the Riot Mkhwanazi District condemns the act of an alleged rape of a student that has transpired on the 22nd this month in the premises of the University of Zululand, which is in our District. The perpetrator(s) in the alleged rape case is said to be a student leader appointed by the institution. We are worried if people who call themselves leaders are found in incidences of women abuse and rape. We are not opposed to social gatherings of young people when they are enjoying, but we oppose the use of these gatherings as a platform to engage in sexual offenses that are oppressive and demeaning to young people. The YCLSA branch in the University of Zululand has made the District aware of the incidence. We are against the opportunism of the IFP's SADESMO on the matter, by using it as a campaigning tool against the ANC narrowly for 2016 local government elections. We are conscious that women and children abuse is a societal issue which requires everyone and young people in particular to unite and fight against the scourge and become activists against all sorts of exploitation, in this case women sexual exploitation. We are assuring the public that the accused (which we will not mention) are not members of the YCLSA and attempts to say Young Communists or Progressive Leaders are the accused are a fallacy. We condemn this behaviour as it has taken the public into awe; this places the University in our district as a place of women exploitation, and has risks of being a push-factor for those young people in the public who wish to further their studies in the University of Zululand. We call on all young women on the District to approach relevant stakeholders (SAPS, Councillors, Traditional Leaders, Social Workers, and Psychiatrists etc.) to report all forms of sexual abuse. We are confident that if young and old women speak about their scourge and abuse, it is on that platform that we will be able to decisively deal with the culprits and be able to fight against this crisis in building a better and a humane society. The YCLSA is a progressive youth formation in South Africa. It is in this regard that we support the cardinal principle of 'not guilty until proven guilty', that the law should take its course and perpetrators should face the legal arm. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the victimized woman and emphatically all who have faced a similar challenge should come afore. Young People Unite and Fight against Women and Children Abuse!!! Issued on behalf of the YCLSA Riot Makomanisi Mkhwanazi District (uThungulu) For more information contact: District Spokesperson Khulezweni Sbu Shwala Cell: 076 983 2908 -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
