Cde Sabelo,
I meant technocrats - I do not know whether they were deployed or
employed. Among those who left the presidency are two NEC members of the
ANC, Cde Jessie and Cde Joel. The list of exodus includes Trevor Fowler
and the Spokesperson. It is just a matter of time, others will be
leaving as well. Either in the name of upward mobility or personal
growth but the truth hurts, crony-sm exist in that institution.
I agree with you that Cde ZK has brought stability in the office
regarding communication. Cde LK is a competent woman as well. My point
is that crony-sm as put by Cde Kaizer, ("...no commander will choose
soldiers who do not believe in him or her, lest there be a mutiny at a
very critical moment of the war"), means that the DG must have people
he/she trust, if not, those around him/her should be forced to leave to
allow space for those that can be trusted.
The internal contest to be close to the president, in the Presidency,
does not allow for free space to work. Those who are cronies are trying
all that they can to force exit of others. All working environments have
its own dynamics but honestly this is what we do not expect from that
institution (the presidency).
In order to answer your question, yes Lk and Cde ZK are cronies to the
president. It is the truth we do not want to hear but definitely they
are cronies. Should the trust between or among them collapse, expect the
unexpected. As for both, I admire their capabilities in running the
private office and communication in the Presidency.
Mduduzi Herman Vilakazi
Internal Auditor
Dept of P/Works, Roads and Transport
Mpumalanga Province
Tel: 013 766 8280
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"Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until
they've flung it away."
-Sophocles
>>> sabelo gina <[email protected]> 08/07/2010 15:50 >>>
Cde Mdu,
Which competent deployee is leaving the Presidency?. I like your
response but I do not agree that people who are leaving the Presidency
are doing that because of cronysm, are you saying LK is a crony to the
President?. Is it not a fact that since ZK joined the Presidency, the
communication has improved in the Presidency? I am just checking my
comrades.
Comradely,
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Mduduzi H Vilakazi
<[email protected]> wrote:
Cdes and Leaders,
With the fear that I have absconded from contributing to this forum for
quiet some time now, I am tempted to put oil in an already burning fire.
I will try not to be controversial as always but will not spare my words
to nurse egos and feelings of those who will be fortunate to read this
engagement.
Cde Kaizer wrote a very interesting input. However, I have some
statements I would want to differ with. The statements in quotes are
statements extracted from Cde Kaizer's input. I will afterwards provide
my view in terms of the statements.
Let me begin - "... it is not acceptable that we should think that
communities were wrong to protest and demand what belongs to them in
terms of basic services like housing, water, electricity, and many other
services". If we continue with the notion of "demanding" basic services,
I bet, as a country we will always be in fire. Water and electricity
should be services that are non-negotiable and the leaders that should
be deployed after next years elections should keep that in mind. With
regard to housing and other services like roads infrastructure, one will
rely on the limited resources to ensure that these infrastructure is
provided for.
It is in these services (construction) where we mainly need public
service of our public representative. The tender process is a serious
delay of provision of such services. Our public representatives should
open lines of communication with communities to ensure that information
on progress is disseminated. In most cases than not, in all the areas
where the were violent protests, nothing has been done except that
explan
ations were given to communities on why such services could not be
provided this financial year and so forth.
So, Cde Kaizer is right to say communities are correct to demand their
rightful services, however our representatives should not wait for
communities to put pressure before such services are provided. Our
representatives should be the face of the organisation thus advocate for
what the organisation stands for through their government
responsibilities. It is not correct to support rather a tradition that
makes government to work for the people after the people have protested
for services.
"... when we discover corruption in municipalities, we should equally
find out why political appointees like Mayors failed to see this
corruption." The only way Mayors could find out about corruption is
through external investigations which are commissioned by councils. In
provincial and national governments, the accounting officers can
commission investigations but in municipalities, almost everything must
be approved by council or be a standing resolution of SALGA. This
situation nullifies powers of the Mayor and the Mayoral committee. Until
we correct the modus operandi, which should be the task of the incoming
deployees, our municipalities will not take us forward.
However, it becomes a different case where the council does not know
its powers, Mayors get worshiped by members of council. Whatever they
say, goes while service delivery get hampered by their decisions. It
will be a different case if most powers are vested on Mayoral Committees
just like in provincial and national governments where most powers are
vested in cabinet. One hardly finds a national department or provincial
government being put under administration in terms of section 100 but
there are many municipalities put under administration. It is because
major decision making lies with a big forum like council - in this case
infightings and factions overshadows the will of the ruling
organisation.
"...no commander will choose soldiers who do not believe in him or her,
lest there be a mutiny at a very critical moment of the war." In the
ANC, we believe in one center which is the ANC. The statement by Cde
Kaizer openly supports crony-sm, nepotism and the selection of yes
persons to surround the leader. Cde Pallo couldnt make it to the 1999 -
2004 cabinet because he did not agree with the Cde TM. Same applies to
Mokaba and others.
In the current situation, the presidency is experiencing an exodus of
competent staff because of the same crony-sm. Selection of the Mayoral
Committees in the ANC-led municipalities should be okayed by the PEC of
the ANC. We have, as an organisation, created work for pals in the name
of trust and believe. The ANC today is not holding as a centre because
those in echelons of leadership are selective on issues and want to act
quickly if the person is not subscribing to their factional tendencies.
A clear example is Cde Vavi who stands firm against corruption and
crony-sm.
So, the leaders that we need in municipalities post local government
elections should fight against nepotism, crony-sm, tribalism and any
other negative -sm. They must recognise all members of the organisation
as equal but with different capabilities.
"... The previously, 1996 class project led government ..." I do not
agree with this phase on the basis that since 1994, we never had a
government that was not led by the ANC. It is very dangerous to remove a
certain epoch and place it under a faction or a system. The ANC
manifesto recognises the progress and the failures of the ANC-led
government since 1994. It never separated any epoch because of some
elements within the movement that advocated a different agenda.
I will advise comrades to re-read or read the document of the SACP that
speaks about the 1996 class project. It does not recognise the project
as an institution or organisation. The document does not describe the
project as an individual but a system that needed to be dealt with.
There are many of tho
se today who speak against the 1996 class project
but are central in keeping the project alive. The project was not
defeated in Polokwane. We might have changed the use of the language but
the project is what Cde Blade and Cde Vavi are currently fighting.
Tenderprenuership of a selected few who do tenders in all provinces
through corrupt means is but a perpetuation of the 1996 class project.
Having close allies of our leaders in mining, IT, phone and monopoly
businesses is what was observed as a 1996 class project, and the
examples are limitless.
"In many municipalities, Municipal Managers were and continue to be the
most corrupt people, despite their masters’ degree etc..." This
statement projects education as a cause for corruption. As a
developmental state we need more focus on education and statements like
these do not appreciate excellence. We have many technocrats of
government who were self taught but are organic intellectuals and
committed to the struggle. In the same way we have government
technocrats that can neither read nor write, who are a burden of
government.
Many scholars and researchers have confirmed that those with education
are better competent and good managers than those without education.
Though debatable, we as a country, need an educated workforce in the
fields of engineering, IT, Education, commerce and project management.
Such a workforce will assist in developing and sustaining our country.
Most of those who are economically active are unemployable in these
fields. So, competence and education should be promoted at all cost. In
fact we need engineers who can sacrifice their huge salaries in the
private sector and assist government to build schools, roads, clinics
etc...
In conclusion, I agree with Cde Kaizer that communities should demand
what is rightfully theirs. I agree that we need leaders with traceable
struggle credentials who are loyal to the movement and the citizens. I
agree that we need political power in order to change the economic lives
of our people. I agree that political deployments should check
educational qualifications but I think all technocrats and government
officials should possess some qualifications.
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