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On 4 August 2015 at 14:02, Dineo Sitole <[email protected]> wrote: > PLease see below > > *[image: logo-400-01]* > > *FOR RELEASE 10:30AM, TUESDAY 4 AUGUST 2015* > > *BROADER MOBILISATION ANNOUNCED, DATE CHANGED TO 23 SEPTEMBER TO ALLOW > FULL PREPARATION FOR MASSIVE MARCHES* > > In the six weeks since Unite against Corruption announced the planned > marches to the Union Buildings and Parliament, we have been overwhelmed by > the public response. A growing number of organisations together with > thousands of individuals have endorsed the marches and indicated their > determination to become part of a wave to end corruption in South Africa. > Notably, more than 600 of South Africa’s most prominent artists have signed > on. Individuals such as Rev. Mpho Tutu, Jay Naidoo, Francois Pienaar, Prof. > Adam Habib, Anglican Bishop of Pretoria Joe Seoka and Zelda la Grange have > added their weight to the call. > > The unprecedented level of support has necessitated a wider process of > consultation, mass education and mobilisation. Partly at the request of > various key partners, the decision was taken to extend our mobilization > period by a month. As a result, the original date of 19 August has been > changed to Wednesday 23 September. The decision to postpone was taken only > after careful consultation with all our stakeholders. > > We believe that it is important to capitalize on this support and extend > our reach to every corner of society. > > We want the marches on 23 September 2015 to truly reflect the voice of all > people around corruption. Over the next month, we will build a mass > movement around this vital issue in South Africa, which even after the mass > marches, will continue to take to task those who engage in corrupt > activities and educate the public at large. > > Build-up activities will continue, and will include community meetings, > workplace consultations, and meetings in churches, mosques, union locals, > train stations and taxi ranks. The awareness campaign will continue to > profile the website as a portal for information and feedback, and the > social media campaign will ramp up to hear the demands and stories of > people from across the nation. > > The first of these activities is a picket outside parliament in Cape Town > on Friday 7 August. On the same day we will surround the Constitutional > Court in Johannesburg with a human chain to symbolize our intention to > protect the Constitution and Chapter 9 institutions, particularly the > Public Protector. > > Town Hall meetings are planned to take place in several major cities on 19 > August for community members to engage on the demands that will be made to > government and other sectors of society on 23rd September. The outcomes of > the consultative process will be consolidated by the leadership and will > constitute the final demands that are presented at the time of the march, > reflecting that all the people living in South Africa have spoken. > > We urge everyone to follow the campaign online and pledge their support at: > > - Web: uniteagainstcorruption.co.za > <http://www.unitedagainstcorruption.org.za/> > - Email: [email protected] > - Facebook: facebook.com/uacnow > - Twitter: @UAC_Now > - Instagram: uac_now > > > > *FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: * > > > > Oya Hazel Gumede M: 083.412.9315 E: [email protected] > > Mark Heywood M: 083.634.8806 E: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > > Butho Mpofu M: 074.616.6937 E: [email protected] > > Miles Giljam M: 079.574.2926 E: [email protected] > > Ashley Fataar M: 076.647.6101 E: [email protected] > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> >> They won't get any more people in September than they would get in >> August. The NGOs do not have mass membership. The only way they can make >> this march look like anything is by buses, T-shirts, air time and lunch. In >> other words, by bribery. >> >> The only difference is that 24th September is a national holiday >> ("Heritage Day"), which we want to use to celebrate indigenous languages in >> particular. So they want to go showboating and grandstanding on the >> previous day, a Sunday. When the streets will be deserted and the beaches, >> full. >> >> Please post the notice of the postponement. It is newsworthy. >> >> >> VC >> >> >> >> >> On 4 August 2015 at 13:05, Dineo Sitole <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> And apparently the march has been postponed to the 23rd of September. >>> >>> This has been communicated to all NGO's. >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Dineo Sitole <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting is how international NGO's are in support of the march and >>>> they are the most corrupt, with no thought of their workers. >>>> >>>> Now to see how it goes? However what this means in the broader sense is >>>> that our fight against corruption must be intensified. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Dineo Sitole <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Dominic Tweedie < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Reversal of fortune*: >>>>>> >>>>>> Then, Heywood thought Vavi was bringing him an army of 2 million >>>>>> street warriors. >>>>>> >>>>>> Vavi thought Heywood was going to get him big foreign funding. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, Vavi has to go to "Civil Society" for supporters, which they >>>>>> don't have, because they are NGOs. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheka leo, kesho utalia. >>>>>> >>>>>> VC >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4 August 2015 at 08:47, Moses Tembe <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> who is fooling who? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I believe that this march among the demands shall be: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1- anti-office lunch time sex. >>>>>>> 2- anti-undermining of parliament by PP >>>>>>> 3- anti-Blade and communist party hatred >>>>>>> 4- anti-Attention Seeking Disorder Syndrome by C,V,J and imperialist >>>>>>> lackeys >>>>>>> 5- anti-Zumaphobia >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 8:39 AM, VC <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: New Age2.png] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Vavi Cape Town March* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *TNA Reporter, The New Age, Johannesburg, 3 August 2015* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The planned anticorruption march is not about Vavi, nor is it about >>>>>>>> the NUMSA, former COSATU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Vavi and NUMSA, together with a number of civil organisations, plan >>>>>>>> to bring the parliamentary precinct to a standstill with a march to >>>>>>>> Parliament on August 19. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The march has been described as an anti-ANC march. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “We are gaining traction, there’s an air of excitement on the >>>>>>>> ground. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “We are moving forward, no one can stop us.” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Vavi said more than 200 organisations have thrown their weight >>>>>>>> behind the march. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “This march is beyond me, close to 200 organisations have endorsed >>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “Even the public protector has endorsed it,” he said. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> COSATU president Sdumo Dlamini criticised the march. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “This is about them trying to mobilise support for the new >>>>>>>> federation that they want to form and he’s calling on a number of NGOs >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> support him,” Dlamini said. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *From: >>>>>>>> http://tnaepaper.co.za/DRIVE/main%20edition/03082015/epaperpdf/4.pdf >>>>>>>> <http://tnaepaper.co.za/DRIVE/main%20edition/03082015/epaperpdf/4.pdf>* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>>>>>>> signature database 12034 (20150803) __________ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.eset.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You are subscribed. 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