Comrades, fellow combatants, foot soldires, economic freedom fighters and south african please send me a copy of mandela's books (long walk to freedom) and (conversations with my self) thank you!!
On 6/27/11, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > * > CPS > > Statement of the Communist Party of Swaziland, 27 June 2011 * > ** > ** > ** > *Assistance to the Mswati regime > > */and the role of quiet diplomacy to bring democracy to Swaziland/ > > > > The Communist Party of Swaziland notes the recent and credible reports > that the South African government has agreed financial assistance of > $1.2 billion to the regime of Mswati III. > > This assistance has been granted to Africa's last absolute monarch, who > presides over our country where political parties are banned and our > people suffer the world's highest HIV-AIDS rate, mass poverty and social > and economic oppression. > > The CPS is aware of the good resolutions and stands taken by the ANC and > the Alliance (ANC, COSATU, SACP) in South Africa against the Mswati > regime. It is also aware that, on the other hand, there are interests in > some moneyed and strongly capitalist sections of the political and > economic elite in South Africa that supports the Swazi regime and has > commercial dealings in Swaziland. > > We realise therefore that there will be interests in South Africa that > do not support the goals of the pro-democracy and liberation forces in > Swaziland. These forces call for a boycott of the Mswati regime, efforts > to hasten its collapse and the installation of an interim government to > pave the way to a democratic dispensation. > > It is true also that Mswati is in a dirty gambling crusade, offering > everything for the loan, including half dug mineral reserves which he > has ever been using for black market. This has tempted money seeking > people including drug-lords to his dirty and corrupt deals. > > There is a constant push and pull of positive and negative forces that > seek either full democracy for Swaziland or who want to maintain > business as usual. > > We are aware that the South African government under comrade President > Zuma is keen to see change in Swaziland and that it has no real interest > in the continuation of the monarchic autocracy. > > South Africa has a tried and tested ability to pursue quiet diplomacy to > support democratic developments. > > We believe that this quiet diplomacy would benefit greatly from the > input of the CPS, as well as from that of PUDEMO, SSN and other > progressive formations, not least the trade union movement in Swaziland. > We think that the loan to Mswati could allow a degree of leverage by > South Africa over the situation in Swaziland, though we would warn > against efforts to democratise the regime as such or to seek its reform. > > We hope that any diplomatic overtures to Swaziland will draw on the > demands of the organisations (most of the banned) seeking democratic and > socialist change. There must be a concerted move by these organisations > to work with the South African government in putting pressure on the > Mswati regime to be disbanded and for the convening of a national > conference of all democratic forces in Swaziland to appoint an interim > government. > > We call on South Africa to help make that a reality and to engage > constructively with the progressive movement in Swaziland in order to > disengage the Mswati regime from political and economic power. > > > *Support the call for a democratic revolution in Swaziland!* > > *The workers and poor are the vehicle for revolutionary change!* > > *Yes to working class and progressive internationalism!* > > *No to business as usual with Mswati!* > ** > > ** > * > **_Contacts_: * > ** > *General Secretary > Kenneth Kunene > Tel: +2772 594 3971 > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > International Organizer > Felix Mabaso > Tel: +2774 922 8277 > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > *** > > > > -- > 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] . > -- 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] .
