Comrades, indeed we are having a very interesting debate regarding what COSATU and recently the YCL have started in relation to the succession of leadership in the ANC.
The thing is, due to the fluidity of society and probably even fluidity of human behaviour, any space left will be occupied or left contested by a whole lot of other forces, wehether strategic or reactionary. The 1 terms issue by JZ in my view was just raised in passing and it was just JZ's personl wish, not even an ANC or any of its structures wishes or positions. As a result of the ambiguity of that statement, some forces had started attempting to occupy that space and they want to emerge as successors of the current leadership collective with JZ at the helm. Some of you may say to us now that the call is premature and too early, but you may be suprised to learn that there are already talks of some people being Secretary General in 2012. So is that not an issue of succession? I trust that General Secretary Vavi did not just say this thing out of just his own personal wishes, i beleive & trust that the COSATU CEC may have went into a very extensive debate and analysis in relation to what 2012 could mean for the working class and also how can even the current circumstances determine what may happen in 2012. As for myself individually comrades, i say while we are implementing fair service delivery, guarding our democracy, tranforming the state, improving our justice delivery mechanisms and creating a single class society, we also need to contest the space on behalf of and for the working class in relation to how the currently ruling National Liberation Movement which is carrying many aspirations of the working class and a majority even in the future gets to be lead and who leads it. I am behind the COSATU call and the YCL call. Hands off Gwede Mantashe. Forward to a Jacob Zuma two term. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:16 PM, sithembele senti <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear fellow Comrades, > > I cannot for a second comprehend what is it that creates the panic from the > interest Cosatu and recently YCL has indicated in the business > of the ANC as a ruling party or about the second term of President Zuma to > be precise. > > We are raising a debate based on our belief that the resolution about the > leadership and or seccession in Polokwane with respect to the Presidency of > the ANC was taken against a particular political context that existed at the > time, we further believe that such context has not been sacrosanct since the > polokwane. > > We have made an assessment of the gains we have made in Polokwane, we are > saying as cosatu we have contributed in opening the doors that would lead us > in achieving the palpable elements of our NDR and as such we must walk > through those doors. We have quantified and qualified the meaning of the > Zuma Presidency > to the benefit of the Workers and the poor and therefore we say let us > create enough space for this presidency so that the gains we have made are > able to sink in and be sustained. > > The fact that we have a common objectives in the form of NDR does not > necessarily lock the alliance partners into an agreed mechanical strategy > and tactics about the manner we influence each other, what is important is > the framework of principles within which we do the lobbing. The ANC branches > will still have to do > its work, discuss, lobby and elect the leadership of the ANC. > > The relationship we have as alliance partners is a strategic one and the > biggest mistake we could ever commit is to seek to institutionalise this > relationship in the manner the current debate seeks to do, that would infact > be incognitively contradicting the same resolutions we have made and > affirmed in past congresses respectively about the need and the importance > to respect each other's independence. > > thank you > > Sthera Senti > > > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:29:03 +0200 > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: YCLSA STATEMENT ON COSATU'S CALL FOR > PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA'S SECOND TERM > > Revolutionary Greetings Cadres > > > > Firstly let me start by saying that I do not agree with the statement made > by the COSATU’s GS with regards to second term call for President Zuma. I > heard that the YCL has joined the COSATU GS in this chorus. I think the > president of the ANC YL has put this matter in a very abstemious way by > saying that “this debate is not yet open” in fact we all aware on the > process that should unfold as far as this matter is concern. It’s true that > we need to influence each other in terms of views in a democratic process. > However I’m equally concern by cadres who have a contrary view to that of > cde Vavi and YCL, in the way the responded. I will take cde Sipho in this > instance,”* My question is why should they interfere in matters of the > ANC? The fact we are an alliance does mean we have to meddle in each others' > business!*” to be honest such statements are the ones that led to a retort > we’ve seen in Polokwane by the masses. An alliance in isiZulu is “umfela > ndawonye” in other words a family, this means one cannot function without > the other, in the same breath we have an alliance leader which is the ANC, > as our revolutionary slogan is located it well “ANC lives ANC leads. However > in my critical view the question/s is who is ANC? Who is COSATU? Who is > SANCO? Who is COSAS/ SASCO? When posing these questions is becomes clear > that you cannot annulment the formation of the alliance i.e. workers are > COSATU and citizen of RSA and members of the ANC. The same argument could be > said about COSAS and others. With pride I know that alliance was not formed > by political drunk cronies, but by political circumstances that are further > emphasised in the Morogoro Conference in 1969 in a form of national > aspirations. These disciplines formation are undoubtedly traced in the > document through the eye of a needle where it says “A broad national > democratic movement: The ANC represents the mass of forces that pursue > social transformation. Individuals belonging to different classes and strata > form part of these forces, because they stand to gain from fundamental > change. However, the ANC is keenly aware of the social basis of apartheid. > It recognises the leading role of the working class and pays special > attention to the poor” in my closure is that these address one critical > aspect which is how and who does the ANC leads. > > > > The debate raise by the COSATU GS could “once more” informed by socio and > political circumstance that snowed the alliance. Since ours in not a cut and > dry subject but shaped and influence by debates that surfaces from time to > time, and precisely for these reasons we stood the taste of time. And the > for it will be a umrabulo malnutrition on our side to shoot down any debate > that comes our way ending up personalising it to an extant that we attack > individuals. > > > > AMANDLA! > > kaTshabalala > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *sipho shandu > > *Sent:* 09 June 2009 09:16 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [YCLSA Discussion] Re: YCLSA STATEMENT ON COSATU'S CALL FOR > PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA'S SECOND TERM > > > > Cadre, > > I should be angry when comrades like Vavi interfere in the democratic > processes of the ANC. They are going to their conference and we as the ANC > are not saying anything. My question is why should they interfere in matters > of the ANC? The fact we are an alliance does mean we have to meddle in each > others' business! > > Im out! > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Malgas, Nicholas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You are very angry comrade and that makes me worried as this is just a view > which indeed should go through the structures of the ANC to decide whether > he should go for a second term. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *sipho shandu > *Sent:* 09 June 2009 07:54 AM > > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [YCLSA Discussion] Re: YCLSA STATEMENT ON COSATU'S CALL FOR > PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA'S SECOND TERM > > Cadre Samora and cadre Sakhile, > > I must however say that i am very dissapointed at cadres who think they can > say whatever they want at any given point about an organisation guided by > policies and principles like the ANC. > > When COSATU says that they want cadre Zuma to be president until 2019 they > are contradicting themselves as well as the wishes of cadre ZUMA! > Prior to the elections Zuma said that he would only stand for one term and > thereafter make way for an incoming president of the ANC. > > Vavi must just get his house in order. One moment he is striking and the > other moment he is speaking about a succession plan. What is he on about? > What we should focus on right now is the issues of service delivery and > beating the financial meltdown crisis we currently faced with. > > Let me pause cadres! > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:14 PM, sakhile msane <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Well said comrade Samora > > I think the point you've just made is quiet clear, let us first focus > on the current issues at hand such "service delivery" and based on > what we see as the results then we as the masses can decide whether we > re instate him back to power based on the results he has delivered > during his tenure. > > The struggle continues, Amandla !!! > > Sakhile Msane > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:28 AM, Samora Sello<[email protected]> wrote: > > Comrades, > > > > > > > > Though one fully supports this call for President Jacob Zuma to avail > > himself for a second term, one wonders whether it is not premature at > this > > stage, when there are so many other pressing issues to impress upon him. > It > > would seem to me that given the newness of our current government, the > work > > to consolidate all the changes within government structures and the many > > challenges ahead that this government will face as far as implementation > is > > concerned (specially in the wake of the global financial crisis), it > would > > be prudent to ensure and assist with the realization of the current > mandate. > > > > > > > > This call should and would then made at the right stage as the would > > inevitably be a need for continuity. I do believe that we need to first > and > > foremost protect this new dispensation and assist to portray it is one > which > > is about service and not “power”. I watched JZ answering this question > > yesterday and felt that this call compromising the new agenda and focus > on > > which is implementation. it has never been about him per se but about > what > > he stands for which is primarily a kind of leadership that allows all > voices > > to be heard and consensus building not only within the alliance but the > > south African society as a whole . > > > > > > > > We must work to ensure that the policy pronouncements and resolutions > from > > Polokwane are realized and the call for a second term will not only be > > forthcoming from the progressive forces but also from the masses as well. > > > > > > > > I stand corrected!! > > > > > > > > Samora > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Castro Ngobese > > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 2:40 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] YCLSA STATEMENT ON COSATU'S CALL FOR > PRESIDENT > > JACOB ZUMA'S SECOND TERM > > > > > > > > YCLSA statement on COSATU’s call for President Jacob Zuma’s second term > > > > 08 June 2009 > > > > The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] supports the > COSATU’s > > call for President Jacob Zuma to avail himself for the second term as the > > ANC and state President. > > > > We are interested in the ANC leadership because we want a leadership that > > will build and respect the Alliance. We will only stop being interested > in > > the ANC leadership once the Alliance is over. As long as the Alliance is > > still intact and we are expected to mobilise and organise for the ANC > > electoral victory during elections as one of our key common programme to > > retain the ANC alliance in the state, our interest in the ANC leadership > > will remain unchanged. As independent, albeit inter-dependent strategic > > allies, we influence each other, and therefore there is no contradiction > > between our views on the ANC leadership and the ANC’s organisational > > autonomy. > > > > It is our view that the ANC leadership under President Jacob Zuma has > shown > > significant respect for the Alliance and the ANC itself. Notwithstanding > a > > number of challenges in the conceptualisation and implementation of the > > reconfigured Alliance, particularly in some provinces, Allies relations > have > > significantly improved since the 2007 ANC National Conference in > Polokwane. > > > > Our experience in the last 15 years has taught us that we can no longer > be > > spectators in the theatre of class struggle within the ANC when some > people > > are plotting day and night to capture the ANC for their own narrow BEE > > elitist interests which have nothing to do with what the ANC stands for. > We > > should also make it clear that our support for the ANC cannot be > > unconditional. We will continue to support a working class bias ANC in > > practice – nothing else! > > > > We are also aware that there are those who are not opposed to the ANC > > President leadership as such, but cannot wait to be ANC officials as soon > as > > possible. Whilst affirming their rights to stand for any position, we > just > > want to signal to them that we do not agree with them. It is too early > for > > them to start wetting their appetite for power. > > > > We urge those who disagree with us on this question to come out and > disagree > > with us on substance. 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