_____ From: T Makae [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 October 2008 11:26 AM To: '[email protected]' Cc: 'Jonas Pheello Parkies'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 'B Xanywa'; 'MJ Xaba'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 'Mance Dibolelo'; 'Mandlenkosi Dlamini'; 'Sithole, M. (Makoanyane)'; 'Modise Mahlatsane'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 'Boyilane NW'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 'Mrabe Mzwandile'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: The ANC is a bombela. Cadre, The issue of leadership has been a challenge that has been overemphasised in the movement and it has been an issue that has been taken seriously by comrades. One important assertion is the occurrences of Polokwane conference, which had high level of concentration on leadership, which had showed effects of degeneration and diverting of comrades as it was to conclude its business. Furthermore, leadership has been an issue which was raised sharply in councils and conferences and it has not been necessarily taken seriously by comrades, as a result contending with the plight and interests of the toiling masses of our people has been something at a distance. In its introduction the document begins by saying "In this process, it is natural and necessary that there should be contest among individuals and lobbying by their supporters. Our challenge is to ensure healthy and comradely competition, so that we emerge from this process united, with a leadership suited to the current phase. On the other hand, if persued in dark corners, and in a spirit of self-interested sectionalism, the process would degenerate into debilitating contests which divide the movement and divert it from the major task of social transformation. It could also be easily exploited by forces of counter-revolution"[1]. While it is thus, the National General Council (NGC) held at Port Elizabeth prepared itself to pay attention to the following noted issues: a. Ensure that all members and cadres of the movement understand the character and nature of the ANC as a revolutionary movement and their responsibilities as cadres of this movement. b. Build a common understanding of the present context in which we operate - nationally, on the continent and globally and the current tasks of the ANC as leader of the national democratic forces and an agent for change; c. A common understanding of the contending views in our society, the motive forces and how as a movement we engage with these views in our society and more effectively mobilise and organise the motive forces (NGC of ANC; 2000). Having viewed the congress documents of 1997 and council of 2000 it is again to reflect on the currently mushrooming of the SHIKOTA and perhaps avoid raising more questions than answers. I am saying this because of the two important platforms of our movement. Firstly, the 50th conference noted in it discussion document that there are people who would see themselves leading and not accept to be lead. It was also a time were "through the eye of the needle" was developed. That period was characterised by high levels of leadership contestations, because there were questions raised about "who should lead after Mandela?" many cdes saw opportunity brought forth by the "boiling pot ". It was again that period were we differed highly on the implementation of GEAR as the alliance partners. Now, having saw all that we then decided to bury the problems and challenges that we assumed they have been confronting us for a very long time since we got in government. We called for the NGC which as noted above mentioned objectives it had to implement. Such problems include the use of malicious character assassinations, sidelining of cdes, harbouring personal differences into political differences and etc. the NGC was termed as follows "a large political school for the entire organisation"[2]. It was able to bring together in one forum delegates from ANC branches, regional and provincial structures, members of the National Executive Committee, veterans, members of parliament, Alliance and MDM delegates and cadres working across a number of sectors. Secondly, the NGC had to advance its strategic objectives noted by the 50th conference at Mafikeng, the initial confrontations that we experienced both internally and externally. The problems had one or the other affected the ANC and its membership both positively and negatively. The challenge of Cold war states collapses and the emergence of globalisation in late 1980s made it possible for the ANC to see great leaps and trajectories in the political arena of country. It was a point were the West took a position to feed all developing and under-developed states structural adjustment programmes as a way to manage both the political life and political mobility. The emergence of the 1996 class project started. Now the 1996 class project focused more on the happenings of globalisation and its manifestations and forgot the down troddens. They also ensured that neo - liberal policies are implemented. They the saw a need to further position themselves in high positions and again, forgot the masses. The concentration was on the privatisation and down-sizing and right sizing in the pursue of corporate identity, they retrenched many workers from mines, factory floors, shops and etc. this class also focused on the material gains that were produced by the movement. Central to the SHIKOTA mushrooming after a careful analysis of the background of 1996 class project, one then find the following in terms of the establishment of SHIKOTA: 1. It is characterised by people who have a challenge is to ensure healthy and comradely competition. 2. Lack of defining and exercising unity within the organisation. 3. They persued each other in dark corners, and in a spirit of self-interested sectionalism, and 4. They have degenerate into debilitating contests which has divided the movement and diverted to a so called "CONVENSION" 5. They have moved away from the major task of social transformation. 6. It could also be easily be exploited by forces of counter-revolution The SHIKOTA depends most on the downtrodden to survive than any other thing based on their formation. These are most cruel people ever the movement have harboured under the wings of the ANC. It is fortunate that the ANC has been a truly a multi organ that has been contested from all angles. It is an organ that many attempted to destroy it not for purposes of making it to die, rather destroy for purposes of making it a personal property. One thing great about it there has been many attempts and these attempts failed. It is unfortunate that the 1996 class project in exist they fin it much better to go and form another party because they have accumulated from the gains of the ANC. These are the "patriotic bourgeoisies" who were created to be foes of the poor and the working class and become companion to capital. These are the cdes who were defended during the emergence of these politics; politics of the stomach. Since April 1994 the character of the ANC has changed. Theoretically the ANC is pro-poor and biased to the downtrodden (Mojaki; 2008). In actual terms these are the people who made the ANC to be differently observed by the poor and working class. These are the people who when they were communicate the problems of the organisation they then turn a blind eye on issues that need their attention. Unfortunately what happened now is not new; instead it requires that we repair from the damages that occurred during the presence of the 1996 class project. This class has made it course possible for the movement and its members not to forget the sailing challenges in sea of democracy. Rather, to remember the many others who wanted to steal gold in our ranks. It is unfortunate that all they have is themselves and not the masses. They assumed that our masses will soon forget. The wheel of history has tracks and recordings of all the happenings in the movement. Some think that the ANC and its strategic alliance will soon not able to move beyond these leadership challenges. Tumelo Makae _____ _____ [1] During the 50th National Conference of the ANC held at Mafikeng this discussion document was used "challenges of leadership in the current phase". This discussion document was prepared mainly to deal with the challenges of leadership crisis that confronted the movement at that time. [2] National General Council that was held in Port Elizabeth from the 11 - 15 July 2000, placed emphasis on the unity of the organisation and it was termed the large political school, simply because it was to reaffirm all cadres and members of the movement their responsibilities in the movement. Mojaki, M.K. 2008. The Enemy Of The African National Congress: An Internal Discussion Document (NOT YET FOR PUBLICATION) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. 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