Noble sons I'm obsessed with the interpretation of the PAC's historical role in the transformation and change programme for Azania. PAC's purpose is for me what matters most, and if we all do not find common ground in the long term vision and the immediate objectives of the Party, we'll continue to drift aimlessly. I agree with studies of other liberation struggles, including Palestine, south America and others. This will broaden our horizons.
I bought Tom Lodge's "SHARPEVILLE - an apartheid massacre and its consequences" published by Oxford University Press in 2011. It's well written structurally and pins SA's change on the culmination of the 21 March 1960 events. But it does not portray the Positive Action Campaign the same as it would have been explained by Nyathi Pokela, or even the 1976 to 1994 PAC resilience the way it really was. It irks me that Lodge, who interviewed APLA cadres (in detention in the eighties) and observed the swoop on Party structures countrywide on 25 May 1993 (ahead of the Transitional Executive Authority) and the subsequent decline as a result of enemy infiltration and sabotage, fails to put these significant acts into context. In fact he ignores them completely. I still question his academic objectivity. We should therefore write and discuss world events and phenomena, in the context of revolutionary Pan Africanism and its threats and challenges. Lefatshe la rona ke Africa Jaki Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -----Original Message----- From: Mduduzi Sibeko <msib...@randwater.co.za> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:45:39 To: <payco@googlegroups.com> Subject: [PAYCO] Cde Seroke ,Hlongwane When I have time, I wish to write a narrative about how the State of Israel was established, also with the ensuring conflict with the Arabs States including liberation movements such as PLO and others. remember, we have been in fraternal relationship with the PLO in the 80's and early 90's. the position of international law in recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state. May I appeal again within our entire comradeship to make use of books and read extensively. Dr. Pheko, every time when I talk to him, as a person with a passion for African History, would ask me about African writers most of whom I have never heard about. kind regards Mduduzi Sibeko Admin/finance cid:image002.jpg@01CA5626.C30DADC0 T +27-11-724-9281 C +27-71-101-2595 F +27-11-900-1929 F 086-754-2176 E msib...@randwater.co.za <mailto:msib...@randwater.co.za> www.randwater.co.za <http://www.randwater.co.za> This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law and, accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. Emails cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. The sender does not accept any liability or responsibility for any interception, corruption, destruction, loss, late arrival or incompleteness of or tampering or interference with any of the information contained in this email or for its incorrect delivery or non-delivery for whatsoever reason or for its effect on any electronic device of the recipient. Views and opinions expressed or implied in this email are those of the sender unless clearly stated as being that of Rand Water. If verification of this email or any attachment is required, please request a hard-copy version. -- Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
