COSATU on white no letters.png 5 May 2016 COSATU condemns the arsonists who burned down thirteen schools in the areas of Vhuwani in Vhembe The Congress of South African Trade Unions condemns the torching of thirteen schools in Vhembe in Limpopo by arsonists pretending to be protesters. The federation is calling for calm and for sober minds to prevail and put a stop to this unnecessary violence. The nation's law enforcement agencies also need to act swiftly and decisively to deal with acts vandalism. The federation supports the people's right to protest and is urging those in authority to listen and respond to the demands of the people. But people need to harness, control and re-direct their anger to relevant authorities, without using violence and engaging in reckless destruction of community infrastructure. COSATU is calling on all community leaders to intervene and provide the necessary leadership to ensure that the community infrastructure is not burned down and that innocent people do not fall victims to this unnecessary violence. It is not acceptable that protestors are sabotaging the education and the future of working class students in their quest to get attention from the relevant authorities. This uncalled-for violence and destruction of property delegitimizes what are genuine concerns by community members and also overshadows their demands. The provincial government structures should act to find a solution to this problem and we reiterate the call made by our provincial office for the Alliance partners, especially the ANC to provide leadership. The destruction of schools is not only a criminal act but also a gross betrayal of young people, who are struggling to access education and gain unemployment, sometimes because of lack of skills. This country needs to be investing more on education and anyone who is burning schools is declaring war on the community itself. The community Vhuwani should act to reclaim their community and their protest from the criminal elements. Issued by COSATU Sizwe Pamla, National Spokesperson, 082 558 5962 -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
