Cde Masilela!!!!! On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:14 AM, Cyril Masilela <[email protected]>wrote:
> Cde Gina, > > We expect leadership to give us guidance and not throw us into confusion. > > If comrade Domza is close to the CPS, does that give a compromise to the > communist revolution we are persuing as the SACP? > > Anyway i still find it unfair to be harsh on cde VC, whist cde Kenneth > raised the issues and in no way are you contributing to the issues raised > either in support or not. > > Lets engage. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected] > > > *Sent:* Sunday, September 25, 2011 5:48 PM > *Subject:* RE: [YCLSA Discussion] YCLSA NATIONAL COMMITTEE STATEMENT > > > > Cde VC, > You are obviously very close to CPS but I think you are unnecessarily harsh > on YCL statement. > > Aluta > > Sent from my Nokia phone > -----Original Message----- > From: Dominic Tweedie > Sent: 25/09/2011 5:35:02 pm > Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] YCLSA NATIONAL COMMITTEE STATEMENT > > > Yes, that's right, Cde Kenneth. > > The formation of a Communist Party in any country is not something to > ignore. The SACP has recognised the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS). The > YCLSA should not be speaking over the head of the CPS, as if it does not > exist. > > Further, the YCLSA statement is incorrect in the way that it describes the > so-called bailout. The South African Finance Minister's statement says as > follows (I will re-post the entire statement shortly): > "The Government of South Africa has agreed to provide a conditional > guarantee for a loan of R2.4 billion from the South African Reserve Bank > (SARB) to the Central Bank of Swaziland (CBS). The repayment of the loan > will take the form of a debit order against the SACU [Southern African > Customs Union] account that is held by SARB on behalf of the Government of > the Kingdom of Swaziland. The repayment will coincide with the quarterly > payment schedule of SACU transfer payments by South Africa in its capacity > as the manager of the SACU Common Revenue Pool. The loan guarantee is > premised on four pillars." > > > The CPS has called for all interested parties to pay close attention to > the four pillars, and to make sure that what are laid down as terms for this > loan, are rigorously adhered to. > > Clearly is is not correct for the YCLSA to refer to this loan made against > future Customs duties that will accrue to Swaziland as "money given to > Swaziland which are taxes generated out of the sweat and blood of the > workers.". The money is not a gift, and it does not come out of South > African taxes. Interest will be paid on the loan. > > Finally, the YCLSA statement fails to call for a republic in Swaziland. The > YCLSA statement could therefore be interpreted as a call for a bourgeois > "constitutional monarchy", or even for a mere change of king. The YCLSA > statement is made to sound strong but is in fact very weak, on Swaziland. > > > VC > > > > On 2011/09/25 04:09 PM, kenneth lekhuleni wrote: The YCL is not mentioning > the communist party of Swaziland as an > organisation they are going to work with, instead they prefer 'other > progressive organisations' to mention the relationship. The CPS is > running a programme 'breaking the chains' aimed at forcing the regime > to release the political prisoners in Swaziland. It was worth > mentioned in a media statement of YCL to support it. > > On 9/25/11, Mafika Damane Mndebele <[email protected]> > (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: *YCLSA NATIONAL COMMITTEE > STATEMENT* > > 25 September 2011 > > The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) held its 3rd Plenary > Session of the 3rd National Congress Committee from the 23rd – > 25thSeptember 2011, in Braamfontein. The purpose of the meeting was to > look into > the state of the organisation, receive reports from Provincial Structures > and assess progress in terms of implementation of a quarterly Programme of > Action as adopted by the 2nd Plenary Session of the National Committee. > > *A vibrant and campaigning organisation * > > The National Committee made an honest assessment of the state of the > organisation and arrived at a conclusion that the YCLSA is an organisation > existing in all corners of the country, vibrant and campaigning on most of > the issues affecting young people. This was evidenced by a successful Ruth > First Memorial Games which took place in Durban, in the Province of Kwazulu > Natal. The event’s aim was at targeting communities affected by > unemployment, poverty and substance abuse. The programme was aimed at > ensuring that youth don’t wait for services, but instead become agents of > progress within their respective communities by creating self-sustaining > activities that will guarantee the well-being of society in general. The > National Committee is satisfied that campaigns conceptualised by the YCL > are > getting an expression and implemented by other organisations and government > departments and entities. Some of the campaigns that we are proud to have > initiated include, Compulsory Circumcision of young boys, which the > Department of Health is advocating, Free Sanitary Towels, and a campaign > around Youth unemployment. We have further committed ourselves that by 2014 > we must have recruited 1% of the 19 million young people in South Africa as > members of the YCL. > > *National University Based Branch Summit* > > The National Committee met immediately after its successful University > Based > Branch Summit which took place in Durban. The National Committee reaffirmed > its position on taking forward the resolutions of the summit, but > importantly to ensure that a radical programme ensue to make education > fashionable for all young people. We will continue to engage the Department > of Higher Education and Training to ensure a creation of an environment > conducive, not only for learning, but for a better and more increased > access > to higher education and training. > > *SACP Red October campaign * > > The National Committee resolved that all structures of the YCLSA throughout > the country will be participating radically on the Red October Programme of > the SACP, with the theme centred around education. It is the view of the > National Committee that the twin challenges bedevilling young people in > this > country is Unemployment and Lack of access to Education for skills > development and capacity building. The YCL will be participating in the Red > October programme of the SACP in order to rally young people, to recognise > the importance of education and the impact that it can make in reducing > unemployment and a general backlog of lack of skills. > > We will work and continue to engage government department like Public > Enterprises together with its State Owned Companies to contribute, through > their programmes like Artisan and apprenticeship development aimed at > capacity building in order to engage more young people in this > programmes. However, > the YCL is worried at the ratio between funds channelled towards > infrastructural development in this department and the actual anticipated > jobs. It is our view that more money is being used for huge projects with > less impact and contribution towards job creation. > > *Judgment on the “Dubul ibhunu” song* > > The National Committee took issue around the judgment expressed by Judge > Lamont on the “Dubul ibhunu” song. We welcome and support the decision by > the ANC to challenge the court ruling. However, our view is that the > movement in its entirety should not narrowly look at the judgement, but > start a discussion on the role of the judiciary in society. It is our firm > belief that the notion of an independent judiciary is false and a fallacy > in > the context of South Africa. We cannot have an independent judiciary in a > class divided society, worse still, such purported and implied, independent > judiciary expresses views on the discourse and political shape of the > country. It is the view of the National Committee that the judiciary has > positioned itself as a counter revolutionary wing of the state, hell bend > at > undermining the gains, the history and vision of developing a prosperous, > non-racial society and ultimately weakening the capacity of the progressive > forces to steer the country towards its developmental objectives. > > *YCLSA welcomes the decision of the President to act on the conduct of > Sicelo Shiceka and Bheki Cele* > > The YCLSA welcome the decision of the President to act on the conduct of > Sicelo Shiceka and Bheki Cele. This is a sign of commitment from the > President and Cabinet to act on any matter, whether alleged or factual, > around corruption. Corruption has been one of the most problematic elements > of a capitalist society and continues to undermine development and > prosperity in society. We think that this is a positive step in the right > direction and will bring back public confidence on the state and its > ability > to confront and deal with corruption in its entirety, regardless of who is > involved. > > *Swaziland bailout * > > The National Committee expressed shock and disappointment at the decision > of > South African Government to grant a bailout loan to Swaziland. It has > alwaysbeen the view of the YCL that Swaziland monarchy and its > administration is > just an expression of apartheid and injustice meted to the majority of the > working class and the poor in Swaziland. It is our view that the money > given > to Swaziland, which are taxes generated out of the sweat and blood of the > workers, will be used to sustain a lavish lifestyle of King Mswati and the > royal family, whilst majority of the people of Swaziland live in abject > poverty. The YCL will continue to work with PUDEMO, Swaziland Solidarity > Network (SSN) and other progressive organisations, to raise awareness, both > in South Africa, Swaziland and the globe, on the injustices, undemocratic > rule and state of misery and poverty inflicted to the people of Swaziland > by > King Mswati. > > *We support Palestinian Statehood * > > The National Committee welcomes with joy the position of South Africa to > vote in favour of a Palestinian Statehood at the United Nations General > Assembly in New York this week. As the Young Communist League we will > continue to fight for the total independence of the Palestinian people > against the aggressive and barbaric tendencies of Israel and United States > of America. We will therefore continue to mobilise our people through the > Palestinian Solidarity Forum which seeks to unite all the sects which are > scattered all over the country under one banner, engage with various organs > from civil society to government and political formations on the > Palestinian > question. The YCL recognises the Rights of all people of the world for > independence and self-governance and we shall continue to strive for a just > and peaceful world. > > *On COP 17* > > The National Committee noted the coming Conference of Parties (COP 17) > which > will be held in Durban later this year. It is the view of the National > Committee that climate change is not only an environmental issue but a > class > and ideological warfare. It is our view that the class which is always on > the receiving end of bad consequences of climate change is the working > class > and therefore resolved to fully participate in the coming conference in > order to ensure that we not only build consciousness and awareness among > the > working class and poor youth around climate change and its consequences, > but > ensure that we influence decisions to be adopted by the conference in order > to ensure that they are in favour of the working class and the poor. We > pledge our support to the Department of Environmental Affairs to ensure > that > we marshall young people, we turn young reds into green brigades that will > ensure that “Working together, we save tomorrow today”. 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