Ma-Afrika We salute the great efforts to unite all the like-minded revolutionary and progressive forces to defeat the neocolonialist agenda in our country and the continent at large.
People should understand the difference between the United Front and a merger, Mao Tse Tung,a communist, could form a united front even with a reactionary nationalist like Chiang Kai-shek in China to defeat the Japanese imperialism . Leon Trotsky's slogan on United Front says, "March together but strike separately". . Izwe Lethu! Charge-in Mabaso On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Nkrumah Raymond Kgagudi < nrkgag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Izwe lethu, open Palm Salutation! Sons and Daughters of Africa > > There is a view that interested PAC Branches in Johannesburg Region should > meet urgently to consider the meaning and implications of the EFF/PAC > Declaration (attached) dated 22 January 2014. > > *The basis for the urgent meeting is the following:-* > > 1. The EFF/PAC Declaration section D, states that "to cement unity > envisaged and in the short-term, the parties have agreed to contest the > 2014 national and provincial elections under a common electoral platform as > more fully set out in the Electoral Pact", > > 2. This means that there is already a standing agreement finalised and > sealed behind corridors which subjects PAC to contest 2014 national and > provincial elections under one umbrella with EFF, such a decision was never > mandated and there has been no national conference which took such a > resolution to form a coalition or PACT with political formation such as EFF. > > 3. This Electoral Pact and Coalition for Democracy neo-colonial > parliamentary deals had excluded majority or all PAC members and branches > as required by the PAC Constitution and Disciplinary Code, principle of > Democratic Centralism. > > 4. The EFF/PAC Declaration aims at the liquidation/dissolution of the PAC > leading to formation of a new political party. While the Coalition for > Democracy neo-colonial parliamentary deals amounts to subjecting the PAC to > some form of co-governing the neo-colonial state > > 5. Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu never made a public apology to PAC and > PAC Youth while in the ANC, On the 24 March 2010, Floyd Shivambu while > Spokesperson of ANCYL and Julius Malema made the following public *"The > ANCYL is disgusted by the lack of political education projected by the PAC > and its youth structure by distorting the true history and struggles of the > African National Congress and history of resistance in South Africa. The > ANCYL is further appalled by the disingenuous attacks from and ignorance of > the PAC and its youth wing on the President of the ANCYL. The ignorance of > the PAC squarely explains why it has been polarised into many organisations > since formation and does not enjoy the support of the people of South > Africa"*, and the EFF leaders namely Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu > further uttered publicly *"The ANC Youth League will never shy away from > telling the truth about the struggle against repression and will forever > expose opportunists who claim they participated in the struggles to > liberate our people, while they in fact distracted the focus of the > Congress National Liberation Movement. We have a responsibility as this > generation of youth to liberate our people from narrow Africanist > propaganda"* > *http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71656?oid=167735&sn=Detail > <http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71656?oid=167735&sn=Detail>.* > > > > > It is shocking that today Malema and Shivambu considers PAC's Pan > Africanist's ideological orientation revolutionary, and determination to > advance African Unity based on a socialist programme as revolutionary while > on the 24th March 2010 not long they referred to PAC as "disingenuous" > and "ignorant", as a matter of principle we question if these characters > can be trusted and their sincerity to advance the Pan Africanist Programme > as articulated in the 1959 Pan Africanist Manifesto and expounded by Pan > Africanist leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah? > > > > PAC member M'Afrika Sam Ditshego wrote *"Malema also claimed that PAC > founding President Robert Sobukwe led protesters to their deaths but in his > evidence during the hate speech case Malema said the apartheid regime was > brutal yet in a march led by the PAC where peaceful demonstrators were > killed by the brutal 'system', he, Wally Serote, Mantashe and Collins > Chabane ranted about during their testimony, Malema puts on his blinkers > and blames Sobukwe and the PAC and not the system. The PAC was formed by > the majority of members of the ANCYL who adopted the Programme of Action in > 1949, drafted single-handedly by Robert Sobukwe. The Defiance Campaign, > which was watered down and the 21 March 1960 Anti-pass demonstration were > part of this programme of action, which the Charterists abandoned for the > Freedom Charter. The ANC adopted its new constitution with parts of the > Freedom Charter included in 1957 and abandoned the constitution of the ANC > of 1912. Basically the ANC of today was formed in 1957"* > > > > EFF and PAC are ideological world apart, and what should precede any form > of a Election Pact is ironing and clarifying conceptual and > contextualization of the African Revolution and what should be the ultimate > goal thus the ideological basis and principles which governs the execution > of the African Revolution forms the primary foundation that seeks > clarification and resolution. > > > > *As PAC Branches and Members We Should Consider the Following Fundamental > Aspects:-* > > > > 1. Adherence to Democratic Centralism is the primary governing > principle in/for decision making and mandating; > > 2. Usage of 2014 national election to deepen factional interests thus > contravening the party's anti-factionalism principle thus furthering > weakening of the PAC; > > 3. The primacy of party unity and re-building; > > 4. The party's five Aims and Objectives including the 1959 Pan > Africanist Manifesto; > > 5. How compatible is the Declaration and Coalition for Democracy > Agreements in relation with the Party's Constitution and Disciplinary Code > such as "It should be the duty of each and every member to strive to > convert people to the ideas of the P.A.C. and into the movement. > > *6. **Way forward* > > > > > Nothing About Us Without Us! Recently PAC branches and members are > informed through the media about internal party matters/affairs! > > What's Your Views About An Urgent Johannesburg Regional Meeting? And > Branches and members outside Johannesburg Region are welcome to enhance > discussions! > > Izwe lethu-Open Palm Salute > > > > Nkrumah Raymond Kgagudi > > > > > > *From:* payco@googlegroups.com [mailto:payco@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf > Of *Mawethu Sidzamba > *Sent:* 11 February 2014 05:49 PM > *To:* payco@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [PAYCO] Good lesson > > > > Seemingly,no attachment. > > > > On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:30 PM, Nkrumah Raymond Kgagudi < > nrkgag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Izwe lethu > > > > Find the attached as per your requests. And your views are crucial, please > send your views-feedback as a PAC branch. > > > > Shango lashu > > Nkrumah Raymond Kgagudi > > > > > > *From:* payco@googlegroups.com > [mailto:payco@googlegroups.com<payco@googlegroups.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Mawethu Sidzamba > *Sent:* 11 February 2014 03:41 PM > *To:* payco@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [PAYCO] Good lesson > > > > All I have to say about an orgy of mergers displayed by the two feuding > PAC factions is a SePedi dictum which goes " A pride of uncooperative lions > will fail to bring down a limping Buffalo!" There is nothing worth > celebrating in the PAC leadership which hastens to merge with other > organisations while it fails to coalesce with its own constituency. > > > > On Sunday, February 9, 2014 8:51 PM, "jabumakha...@yahoo.com" < > jabumakha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I'm expressing my appreciation to Mphethi following his announcement to co > operate with EEF during the forth-coming elections. One will recall that > not long ago, Mphethi criticized Malema of stealing PAC policies and > fortunately he was corrected and it seems he has learnt a lesson. l wish > PAC members can also master scrutinizing unfolding events. > Political-mergers may be good but we have enough human-resource in this > country which can enable the PAC to face elections on its own without > mergers. PAC leaders must cease to be cowards, secondly, leaders must be in > the forefront and go out to the people articulating the PAC policies. 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