I think this clears the pollution then, once the so called "lifestyle
audit" has taken place and the result are contrary to the recent
released statement the leadership will be held liable for those
particular findings, but am glad they have provided direction that they
support such a call, let wait till then

 

 

Samuel Somcuba

 

'the only things that stand between a person and what they want in life
are the will to try it, and faith to believe its possible"

 

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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thembinkosi
Josopu
Sent: 22 February 2010 02:22 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] ANCYL statement
Importance: High

 

ANC YOUTH LEAGUE PRESIDENT JULIUS MALEMA STATEMENT ON RECENT MEDIA
REPORTS:

22 February 2010

The African National Congress Youth League has noted various media
reports about our militant, fighting, radical and forever disciplined
youth organisation. Under normal circumstances, we were not going to
dignify the misrepresentations and lies spread through Newspapers, but
because some of the sentiments spread have potential to undermine our
integrity as leadership of young people in South Africa, we have to
clarify. We have to clarify these allegations particularly to ANC Youth
League members and supporters of the ANC so that they are not fed wrong,
misleading and damaging information by the Newspapers. 

ON NATIONALISATION 

The ANC Youth League accepts the assertion by the ANC and South Africas
President Jacob Zuma in his response to Parliamentary questions that
currently, Nationalisation of Mines is not governments policy, and that
no one should attempt to stop the ANC Youth League from raising the
debate. 

We accept the Presidents assertion because we are aware that currently,
Nationalisation of Mines is not government policy. The reason the ANC YL
is raising the debate of Nationalisation of Mines in ANC structures, is
because we want to and will influence a concrete ANC resolution to guide
government on how Nationalisation of Mines should happen in South
Africa. If Nationalisation was government policy, it would be
unnecessary for the ANC YL to call for the Nationalisation of Mines. 

It remains the ANC Youth Leagues conviction that Nationalisation of
Mines will happen not in the distant future. Investors, businessmen,
government bureaucrats and mining practitioners should begin to adjust
to the reality that the democratic State is going to have greater
control and ownership of minerals and the actual process of Mining in
South Africa. The President of the ANC and RSA will never stop the
debate on nationalisation of Mines. He will instead make input into the
question of how to all South Africans benefit from the countrys mineral
endowments.

The President of the ANC is a seasoned, disciplined cadre of the
movement and will not go out of organisational principles and protocol
because he understands the ANC. He understands that the ANC gives
government policy directives and that those who intend to influence
government, should first influence the ANC. 

ON THE 2012 CONFERENCE OF THE ANC

The ANC YL has noted the allegations by NUMSA leadership that the ANC
Youth League has begun with discussion for the 2012 Conference of the
ANC. We will begin with the succession debate at the right moment and
rest assured our view on who will lead the ANC will be the winning view.
We refuse to be dragged into a succession debate by any organisation or
individual, because we know how divisive a succession battle can be. We
will never be secretive about our engagement on who should lead the ANC
for another 5 years from 2012, because the official Constitutional term
of office in the ANC is 5 years. There in no leader in the ANC,
including the Secretary General that is elected into office for more
than 5 years. 

ON LIFESTYLE AUDIT 

The ANC Youth League is totally behind the lifestyle audit of public
representatives, senior government officials or any other individual
whom our law enforcement institutions believe should be audited.
Legitimate law enforcement institutions should be empowered to audit
individuals who accumulate wealth in a manner that cannot be explained.
This should however happen to all people, not selected individuals who
are audited in order to satisfy narrow factional politics and ambitions.

There is no doubt that the ANC Youth League is one of the most
influential and decisive bodies of opinion in South Africa. The ANC
Youth League will over the next two to three years influence major
policy shifts in the ANC and Government, including on the
Nationalisation of Mines. The ANC Youth League will also have a
substantially decisive influence on who leads the African National
Congress from 2012 onwards and anybody who believes otherwise is
daydreaming.

Because of this potential influence, those who own the means of
production (Mine Owners in particular) and those who think the ANC Youth
League will not support them for election and re-election into ANC
leadership in 2012 have merged to try and discredit the leadership of
the Youth League. These forces of reaction believe that discrediting the
leadership of the ANC Youth League will erase our integrity and
therefore weaken our determination to influence policy and leadership of
the ANC and government. We will never fall into their trap and will be
more determined to fight for a more radical ANC in both policy outlook
and leadership.

Because certain allegations have been made as per the sources of the
income of the President of the Youth League, we wish to put the record
straight and clarify all the allegations because there is nothing to
hide. 

1.      Since my election as President of the ANC Youth League in 2008,
I instructed my Lawyers to process my resignations from all the
corporations and companies I was involved in when I was based in Limpopo
Province. I issued the instruction because I vowed to dedicate all my
time to serve and give undivided attention to the ANC Youth League as a
full time President. I from 2008 stopped being an active director of the
companies that I was previously involved in because all my time was
dedicated to the service of the organisation. I refused to take any
other responsibility, including going to Parliament, because I committed
to work for the ANC on a full time basis as mandated by the 23rd
National Congress of the Youth League. 
2.      Contrary to all the media reports, the property I own as an
individual is being financed by banks in South Africa and a monthly
deduction is made from my salary to pay for the bond. I have never
bought any house for cash because I am not in a position to do that. 
3.      I currently own one car. 
4.      I have never engaged in any illegal tender awarding process, as
I have never occupied any position in government, both as a public
representative or public servant. 
5.      The salary that the African National Congress gives me is way
above R20 000, but will not disclose the exact amount because the
contact I have signed with the ANC does not allow me to disclose my
salary. 

As an individual, I take serious exception for being audited by Media
institutions through spreading of lies and rumour. Spreading lies and
rumours that I have millions puts both me and my family in danger as
criminals might believe the lies and resort to criminal victimisation
against myself and my family with the hope that I have money. I will
take legal action against The Star newspaper and consider doing the same
with other newspapers. 

As the leadership of the ANC Youth League, we remain committed to
selfless service of our people, particularly the working class and poor.
Our inspiration and programmes are forever inspired by the suffering of
our people. We have a responsibility as a nation, particularly as
Africans to teach ourselves that the success and progress of blacks in
the post democratic dispensation is not always a result of criminality. 

The ANC Youth League is against corruption and we will forever expose
instances of corruption whenever we encounter such. Unlike some in the
movement, the ANC Youth League will not use media to expose corrupt
individuals amongst us, we will go straight to the police and report
corrupt people who masquerade as working class leaders. 

Issued by the African National Congress Youth League 

Contact Floyd Shivambu, AMC Youth League Spokesperson 

0828199474 

 

Thembinkosi Josopu

Student Admissions & Advocacy Services

University of Cape Town

Level 3, Kramer Law building

Middle Campus

Rondebosch,7700

Tel :021-650-2429

Fax:021-650-4014

 

 

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not
position"

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