SACP Mpumalanga condemns the hooliganism and disruption of the memorial lecture
The South African Communist Party in Mpumalanga is shocked and disgusted by the hooliganism which was displayed by people wearing ANC regalia on Sunday, 25 January 2015 during the Joe Slovo and Jimmy Mohlala Memorial Lecture held at Kanyamazane.
These sinister acts can never be condoned especially coming from our allied organisation. The District Secretary Cde Bhobert Nkosi and other members were assaulted by this rented crowd of the Lumpen-Tenderpreneurs.
The attempts by Lumpen Tenderpreneurship Tendency to liquidate the South African Communist Party have hit a solid rock. Our detractors tried by all means to weaken the Party and persecute its members and leaders; they use the apartheid style of divide and rule, threatening those who are steadfast. These actions exactly remind us of the total onslaught strategy by PW Botha in the 80s.
We will never believe anything that speaks of pure criminal attacks relating to politicians in this province. We are convinced that there is a bunch of politically charged corrupt criminals hidden at a particular corner who have made it their business to eliminate principled politicians and persecute communists. We refuse to be threatened and dictated by the Lumpen-Tenderpreneurs on how to run the Party and implement its programs and campaigns.
It is very disturbing that the leadership of the ANC REC in Ehlanzeni instructed the SACP to cancel the lecture or face terrible consequences especially if Provincial Secretary Bonakele Majuba and Cde Matthew Phosa will be the speakers, and indeed bad things happened. We hold a firm view that the anarchy was sanctioned and approved by DD Mabuza. His leadership style has failed to inspire confidence to the legitimate members of the movement. He is the mastermind of anti-communism tendency in the province and such was proven in many occasions.
This kind of disruptive violence has been taking place in the province ever since he assumed leadership; in branches of the ANC and even in regional conferences (recent Ehlanzeni Regional Conference), recent funeral service of former ANCYL Chairperson Cde Kgotso Motloung and a former member of parliament was once assaulted.
These barbaric acts of violence are not in the tradition of the ANC, the ANC was founded and it still remains a peaceful but revolutionary organisation. These acts of barbarism reflect the apartheid regime tactics when it oppressed and persecuted the people of South Africa, and it also reminds us of vigilante groups such as Blacks Cats in Ermelo, Mbokodo in former KwaNdebele, etc. we wish to reiterate that there is no conflict between the ANC and SACP in the province but conflict between the SACP and individuals who are corrupt hiding themselves behind the banner of the ANC.
We are not shaken by the weekend incident instead we are more re-energized to face corruption and Lumpen-Tenderpreneurs. We are going to continue implementing all programs of the SACP without any fear or intimidation. The SACP is an independent political organisation with its constitution, programs and campaigns. We will continue to roll out our 2015 radicalised program of action to defeat the Lumpen Tenderpreneurs in the province. We will not allow our glorious movement to be led by individuals who are hell bent in liquidating the Party and are obsessed with conspicuous consumption at the expense of the working class and the poor.
We wish all our comrades who were injured by the hooligans a speedy recovery. We will soldier on to advance our programs and campaigns without fear, favour or prejudice.
Statement issued by Bonakele Majuba, SACP Mpumalanga Provincial Secretary, January 29 2015
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