Let the dead bury their dead. Where's your reply?
Or can we call it your surpass, Cde Gugu? VC On 21 August 2010 09:40, Gugu Ndima <[email protected]> wrote: > COMRADES > > Did you see this statement > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nyiko Floyd Shivambu <[email protected]> > Date: Aug 21, 2010 8:57 AM > Subject: ANC YL Media ANC YOUTH LEAGUE’S RESPONSE TO STATEMENTS OF SACP > GENERAL SECRETARY BLADE NZIMANDE: > To: anc-yl-media <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > > ANC YOUTH LEAGUE’S RESPONSE TO STATEMENTS OF SACP GENERAL SECRETARY > BLADE NZIMANDE: > > 21 August 2010 > > In the article published on the SACP Online publication, Umsembenzi > Online, SACP General Secretary, Dr. Blade Nzimande says, “Ruth First, > as a leader of the YCL, and a supporter in building a revolutionary > youth league for the ANC in the 1940s, would have been deeply > disappointed about the current narrow and factionalist struggles > within the ANC Youth League. These factionalist and divisive struggles > within the ANCYL do not serve the interests of the youth of our > country today and into the future. A critical struggle today, in > honour and in memory of Ruth First, is that of defeating > tenderpreneurship within our youth structures, and to reposition the > YCL to play a vanguard and leading role in the struggles of working > class and poor youth of our country”. > > The ANC Youth League is disappointed by Dr. Nzimande’s observations > because they suggest that there are factionalist struggles and once > again continues with the undertone that there are so called > “tenderpreneurs” within the ANC Youth League. This kind of engagement > is a public spat and against what the African National Congress said > should never be done. The ANC Youth League would under normal > circumstances not respond to these lame, unscientific observations, > but because they have potential to mislead readers of Umsembenzi > online and followers to Dr. Nzimande, it is important that we clarify > some of these issues and altogether stand above attempts to label the > ANC YL. Our organisation is more serious than that. > > There is completely no narrow and factionalist struggle in the ANC > Youth League, but less than 5 ill-disciplined members and ex-members > of the ANC Youth League who misled branches, some of whom are expelled > and undergoing disciplinary action. The ANC leadership (which Dr. > Nzimande is part of) has collectively acknowledged that these elements > are ill-disciplined and instructed them to withdraw Court cases and > stop organising parallel activities of the ANC Youth League. It > appears that the honest organisational observation of the ANC and > decisive intervention is not noticed by Dr. Nzimande, he only sees > factional struggles, which are more of his imaginations than reality. > > Dr. Nzimande’s observations confirm the reports the ANC YL recurrently > received that some of the wayward and ill-disciplined elements in the > ANC Youth League are handled by the SACP. Now that the proverbial dogs > have been hit so hard, the handlers are coming out in cry foul and > present a picture that there is a factional problem in the ANC Youth > League. The continued label of tenderpreneurs is problematic and > suggests that the ANC Youth League is an organisation that pursues > tenders in a corrupt manner. Such is entirely not a reflection of > reality, and some of the allegations spread were cleared by the Public > Protector. > > The ANC Youth League advises Dr. Nzimande to stay out of issues he has > no comprehension of because some of the observations he makes have > potential to undermine his integrity as leader of the alliance. In the > future, it would be difficult to seek advice and counsel from Dr. > Nzimande because he is being embroiled in labelling the ANC Youth > League. Ruth First. whose political development within the youth > movement is traceable, would have been so disappointed by SACP Senior > leadership that bow so low to be associated and linked with imagined > “narrow and factional struggles” of the ANC Youth League. Perhaps the > suggestion of repositioning the YCL is important, because it would > stop being a lapdog and become a vibrant youth formation that robustly > mobilises society behind the SACP. Both the SACP and YCL should be > repositioned so that they are on the ideological Left of the ANC Youth > League, and would maybe begin to raise fundamental ideological > questions and stop imagining factional battles in the ANC YL. > > Issued by the ANC Youth League > Contact Floyd Shivambu, ANC Youth League Spokesperson > 0828199474 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ANC YL Media" group. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<anc-yl-media%[email protected]> > For more options, archive of previous releases, pages and files, please > visit this group's web site at > http://groups.google.com/group/anc-yl-media?hl=en > > -- > Gugu Ndima > +27 76 783 1516 > > -- > You are subscribed. 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