I Salute you Noble Son Of Africa!! I am one of those embroiled in the controversies around the PAC. I have decided to contribute at a distance, without any wish for compensation. My reward will be rebuilt PAC. Keep your head high. We will win!!
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Jaki Seroke <[email protected]> wrote: > Mduduzi > > I'm glad that you've met with positive responses in the streets from your > open support for the PAC. The masses - the working people made up of > workers, poor peasants, the unemployable (the underclass) and the jobless, > students, youth, women and the aged - have living experience of the heat of > the struggle, and they know their organisations and their patriotic heroes. > The PAC definitely belongs to this category. It is not a figment of the > imagination to say the masses relate to the thoughts and activities of > Sharpeville and Langa (1960), the Poqo Insurrection (1961 -1967), the > re-emergence of struggle ethos with involvement of the PAC in the Black > Consciousness movement (1968 -1977), the PAC underground network and the > armed struggle (1978 -1994), and the rise of young braves from the crucible > of direct confrontation with the settler colonial powers. That the PAC did > not emerge victorious from the successive national general elections is in > itself a reflection of the objective conditions and the predominance of the > global power play, and that the African masses are themselves not in > power. I would expect the sigh of relief and positive response from those > who believe that, given a chance, the true liberation forces will re-emerge > and reclaim their positions in society rather than this dominance of > selfish, corrupt, and reactionary spirit prevailing in the corridors of > power. > > The contradictions inside the PAC are however a different matter > altogether: now that career politics pays a living wage and a decent salary, > all the different characters with a mission put up a fight to assume > positions of control and influence inside the Party for personal benefit. > They distort the purpose for which the PAC exist and use its platforms for > self-aggrandisement and self-enrichment. They prefer short cuts to power > before it is too late. Each time the doors are opened for everybody to come > back to the PAC - such as when Uncle Zeph was released in 1990 and at the > Mamelodi Convention of Africanists in 1996 - the opportunists with > questionable credentials and funny backgrounds worm themselves up > to influential positions and to take authority, but they then go out to > settle old scores and mete out vendettas. They say when you open doors for > fresh air you should also accept that flies will also come in. If we are > all serious about resolving these contradictions we would then create a > conducive atmosphere and a common platform to discuss and map the road going > forward in a united PAC. What you are saying is correct. Those who believe > they own the PAC as some kind of personal fiefdom are obviously > delusionary. Those who form cliques and tribal fraternities are > reactionary. Those who keep silent and fear consequences for doing the > right thing are cowards. And soon we should label the ones who obstruct the > path to the re-emergence of the PAC as sell-outs. I believe that all that > the African people expect from us - we who are committed to the PAC's > objectives and are in the Africanist school of thought - is to get our house > in order. No stupid rantings and no flies. > > Izwe lethu iAfrika. > > Jaki Seroke > > > > ________________________________ > Subject: [PAYCO] > Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:26:20 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > > Hi Jackie: Mawande/ Cunningham/ Sebenzile > > > > The PAC doesn’t seem to have fallen on a political oblivion > > > > Last weekend I put on my PAC t-shirt, (I had not worn PAC things for many > years), despite the unfavorable climate these days. as it was month end, a > lot of people were thronging to town for varied reasons. It was very much > intrigued that I can count approximately 10 people who greeted me in open > palm salute of PAC. They would shout or acclaim “izwe lethu”. Typically was > an old woman, who must have been at her eighties, this woman was very > thrilled. She recounted to me how police raided PAC camps in Lesotho, and > she expressed her profound sadness at the untimely passing away of Prof > Sobukwe. She continued to express her very deep sense of disappointment with > the current antecedents making a continued history of internal rivalry in > the PAC. Comrade: > > In your previous email you argued that there was no schism in this > organization, except people taking over the PAC, probably to amass accruals > through this organization. Be what this concerns maybe, their controversy > and so on. Without taking any side, I was elated that ten people on Saturday > gave PAC recognition. However, we fail to exploit these opportunities. I > understand there were two separate PAC events celebrating hero’s day. Can’t > we be pragmatic? Let’s face reality and engage each other, let us dialog on > the differences. Some time ago, I refrained from entering the fray between > these groupings. I think now I can put my points very clear, let us unite. > People ay to us izwe lethu when they greet us, but we say amongst ourselves > my enemy when we greet one another. > > > > > > Kind Regards > > Mduduzi Sibeko > > 011-724-9298/49 > > 071-101-2595 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended > only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is > prohibited. 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