The ANCWL statement on the political smear campaign against it's president Bathabile Dlamini
26 October 2016
The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) has noted the political smear campaign published in various media houses alleging that the President of the ANCWL Cde Bathabile Dlamini in her capacity as Minister for the Department of Social Development is meddling in appointments of South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) staff and controlling of food parcel tenders being distributed by the agency . Whilst these allegations are made about Cde Bathabile in her capacity as the Minister for Social Development, it is the conviction of the ANCWL that this is a calculated anti-revolutionary smear campaign by the forces of darkness to discredit her as a leader of the ANCWL.
The anti-revolutionary forces of darkness claiming to be reliable sources of the media cannot stand the fact that under the leadership of Cde Bathabile, the ANCWL has taken amongst others decisive stance to champion radical socio-economic transformation of the country for the benefit of women- in particular black women. Without fear or favor the ANCWL has been demanding that women be given opportunities to serve in decision making and leadership positions in all sectors of the economy and the call for a woman President. This political smear campaign is funded and carried out by those who have consciously taken a decision to cause disunity in the ANC and society in general and they are hoping that by attacking one of the leaders of the integral part of the ANC which is the ANCWL they will liquidate the ANC.
The ANCWL challenges all the anti-revolutionary dark forces who are behind this political smear campaign and their media agents, to come to light and provide the public with evidence that Cde Bathabile has taken over the powers of the Chief Executive Officer of South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA). As articulated in SASSA Act 9. 2004 in particular Chapter 3 section 6 & 7 these baseless accusations carry an implication that Cde Bathabile has violated the Constitution of RSA chapter 6 section 96 (2c). Any non-factual media articles about ANCWL President are nothing but sinister motives to subject her to courts of public opinions with a hope that the ANCWL members, supporters and society in general will lose confidence in her as a leader.
No amount of smear campaign to any leader of the ANCWL will derail the organization in: