*ANCYL defends Malema's trip* ** April 21 2010 at 01:29PM In another attack on the media, the ANC Youth League defended a "study trip" to Venezuela on Wednesday, saying it was part of efforts to "advance the nationalisation of mines".
African National Congress Youth League spokeswoman Magdalene Moonsamy said a report in The Star newspaper which described it as a "surprise visit" was "appalling". "The ANCYL is appalled by the lies spread by The Star newspapers... "The ANCYL is disgusted that foreign-owned newspapers continue to misrepresent the efforts made by the ANCYL in advancing the interests of the developmental struggle," Moonsamy said in a statement. "The ANCYL calls for such unethical journalism and lies to stop." She said the "study tour" had been public knowledge since a January lekgotla and was not a surprise, as was stated in The Star's headline, "Malema in surprise trip". Moonsamy said: "The ANCYL has planned study tours as part of its process to advance the nationalisation of mines [and] this includes the study tour to Venezuela. "The study tour to Venezuela forms part of a series of study tours. "A delegation has recently returned from Zimbabwe where a series of programmes aimed at gaining an intimate understanding of nationalisation of the various sectors of the economy were undertaken," said Moonsamy. The latest attack on the media came after Malema called a BBC journalist a "bastard" and an "agent" at a news conference earlier this month. The SA National Editors' Forum at the time said Malema's behaviour was "totally unacceptable". The Star editor Moegsien Williams declined to comment. - Sapa http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=nw20100421131946811C833421 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vusi Nzapheza <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 3:34 PM Subject: Fwd: ANC YL Media ANCYL MEDIA STATEMENT: ANCYL IS APPALLED BY THE LIES SPREAD BY THE STAR NEWSPAPER To: [email protected] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Magdalene Moonsamy Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:30 AM Subject: ANC YL Media ANCYL MEDIA STATEMENT: ANCYL IS APPALLED BY THE LIES SPREAD BY THE STAR NEWSPAPER To: [email protected], [email protected] ANCYL MEDIA STATEMENT THE ANCYL IS APPALLED BY THE LIES SPREAD BY THE STAR NEWSPAPERS The ANCYL is appalled by the lies spread by the Star Newspapers on the 21st April 2010. It is with absolute disgust that the headline reads of a "surprise trip" by the ANCYL to Venezuela. The ANCYL has planned study tours as part of its process to advance the Nationalisation of Mines, this includes the study tour to Venezuela. Such discussions and plans have been made public for comment and engagement with the ANCYL, since its Legotla that took place in January 2010. The study tour to Venezuela forms part of a series of study tours. A delegation has recently returned from Zimbabwe were a series of programmes aimed at gaining an intimate understanding of Nationalisation of the various sectors of the economy were undertaken. The ANCYL is disgusted that foreign owned newspapers continue to misrepresent the efforts made by the ANCYL in advancing the interests of the of the developmental struggle. The ANCYL calls for such unethical journalism and lies to stop. ISSUED BY THE ANCYL CONTACT MAGDALENE MOONSAMY 073 2688 269 -- Magdalene Moonsamy [email protected] -- News is something someone, somewhere doesn’t want to read. The rest is PR.— Claud Cockburn www.kwelaxpress.co.za -- 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. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
