SACP Mpumalanga Provincial Executive Committee Media Statement
30 September 2013
The SACP Mpumalanga Provincial Executive Committee 5th plenary session of the 08th Congress met on the 29 September at Mbombela Local Municipality, Council Chamber to assess its progress on implementing the resolutions of previous PEC meeting and give content of the current political discourse provincially, nationally and globally.
The meeting received two political inputs from the 1st Deputy Provincial Secretary, Cde Lucky Mbuyane and Deputy National Chairperson, Cde Thulas Nxesi where both inputs touched many issues and amongst other matters the PEC noted the following:
The PEC noted that Capitalism is in crisis hence its highest stage which is Imperialism is being rejected by people throughout the world, including its epicentre the European Union.
The Syrian question opens our mind in how David Cameron was embarrassed thus made his counterpart, the master imperialist Barak Obama to avoid the same embarrassment by not taking the matter to US congress. The western imperialist continue to fund bandits across the globe and instigate coups for their selfish interest of looting resources.
The PEC sees a need for SADC to have clear guidelines in terms of their protocol of supervising elections in respective countries. Their declaration of free and fair elections in Swaziland defeats the principle of democracy.
We call on the South African government to start playing a pivotal role with the Swaziland Question and stop their relations with the Mswati regime. The elections were just an exercise to entrench Tinkundla Regime and undermine human and political rights of people of Swaziland and further entrench patriarchy and subject women in that country to modern day slavery.
The PEC is committed to build unity of the alliance in the province; however unity will never come with the SACP being a sacrificial lamb. We are appealing to the leadership of the ANC in the province to reinstate comrade Milton Morema as the Speaker of Ehlanzeni District Municipality as agreed in a political council held on the 8th April 2013, decisions taken must be implemented and respected in order to build the alliance. Victimisation of SACP leaders and members will not assist improvement of relations in the province.
We are once more calling on the National leadership to intervene and assist the ANC leadership in the province to understand that integrity based on principle is of paramount importance for mutual trust. We are raising this matter because the ANC is avoiding meetings that must resolve issues affecting the alliance in our province.
The key motive force of the struggle for the African revolution, and for a different socialist world remains the working class. We welcome an intervention by the ANC and also appreciate commitment from the SACP on meeting with NUMSA for the purpose of uniting the revolutionary alliance. We also appreciate that NUMSA is no longer raising issues that affect the alliance in the public discourse.
The PEC welcomed the Provincial Disciplinary Committee's report on the outcomes of Ephraim Mogale District Chairperson's, Cde Thomas Ngwenya disciplinary hearing. The chairperson has been found guilty and suspended for a period of six (6) months and 12 months without contravening SACP constitution.
The PEC welcomes without reservation the disbandment of YCLSA PEC and pledges maximum support to PILC led by Cde Bongi Mtsweni and Cde Danger Matumane to revive the youth wing of the Party.
Further urge all YCLSA branches to work with PILC and close ranks for those who are on a permanent onslaught with the SACP in the province. The YCLSA derive its existence from the SACP and the party will continue to give political and ideological support necessary to strengthen this vanguard of youth politics.
The PEC will be preparing for the Red October National and Provincial Launches. All the programmes will be in-line with the election campaign for the ANC LED ALLIANCE landslide victory.
The PEC makes a call to President Jacob Zuma to declare the 2014 general elections to take place on a holiday, as to ensure all citizens are not denied a right to vote, especially the peasants and those in retailers. It will be ideal to celebrate 20years of democracy by voting on the same day which we obtained the democratic breakthrough.
The PEC affirmed its commitment to campaign for the ANC and deliver a decisive victory. DA continues to use the plight of blacks to defend the legacy of monopoly capital, while they have stolen our land and cattle's, now they want to steal our history by digging a photo for the revolutionary icon comrade Nelson Mandela and put Helen Suzman next to him just for cheap popularity.
We will close ranks for all these mushrooming opportunistic parties in the province. The PYA must rise to the occasion to fight EFF in the province as it is full of young frustrated, ill-disciplined fellows who want to subvert the youth's hope to the African National Congress.
Statement issued by the SACP Mpumalanga, September 30 2013
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