THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DISGUSTED BY BRITISH MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA:

The African National Congress Youth League is disgusted by British media's reports about South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (see here). British media seem to have developed a habit of rubbishing our President and constantly portray him as barbaric and of inferior belonging. It is quite apparent that the British media is the one that is characterised and defined by the worst form of barbarism, backwardness and racism. These British racists continue to live in a dreamland and sadly believe that Africans are still their colonial subjects, with no values and principles. They believe that the only acceptable values and principles in the world are British values of whiteness and subjugation of Africans.

The world community should begin to isolate and condemn in the strongest possible terms all vestiges of racism, barbarism and backwardness portrayed by the British Media. We will never accept notions that undermine and humiliate our President, and call on the British government to condemn such practices. The British's hold and control of strategic sectors of the South African economy also make them believe they continue to control our country and its value system.

The ANC Youth League will be relentless in the struggles to retain the ownership and control of the South Africa's wealth to the people of South Africa as a whole. Making unnecessary and unsustainable assurances to imperialists will never assist the ANC's programme to achieve the Freedom Charter objectives and build sustainable livelihoods for all. The ANC will collectively guide change of economic policy and direction as and when necessary.

Statement issued by the ANC Youth League, March 3 2010

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