Parallel structures divide the ANC
The ANC Eastern Cape executive committee is on a collision course with the OR Tambo regional leadership after provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane wrote to the region claiming that the parallel structures some branches had set up were legitimate.
Mabuyane's letter contradicts provincial spokesman Mlibo Qoboshiyane's public statement that all parallel structures would be "disestablished".
"Parallel structures that were formed deliberately to undermine any of the registered branch executives will be disestablished and membership integrated to a ward-based branch," Qoboshiyane had said in a text message.
About 25 branches were recently found by the national auditing team to have parallel structures.
The majority of the affected branches are in King Sabata Dalindyebo area, which recently pledged its support for President Jacob Zuma's second-term bid.
OR Tambo regional chairman Thandekile Sabisa said he was shocked by Mabuyane's letter.
"I have not seen the letter but the regional secretary informed me about it. As far as I know, there is an NEC [national executive committee] decision to assemble a team that will visit OR Tambo to investigate parallel structures and decide on the way forward.
"We were under the impression that, together with the PEC, we would go back to those people, call them under one roof and elect a new structure. What is odd now is that the provincial secretary shows he does not recognise the problem of parallel structures," he said.
In his letter, which he copied to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, Mabuyane wrote: "In attempting to find a way forward in this matter, the office of the provincial secretary verified the status of these branches in terms of the branches deemed to be in good standing before the recent OR Tambo regional conference."
Four out of five sub-regions were affected by the problem. Port St John's had three affected branches, Nyandeni three, Ingquza Hill two and King Sabata Dalindyebo 14.
All these branches took part in the OR Tambo regional conference, where they were deemed to be in good standing.
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MicaParis
Posted 227 days agoThe ANC is world’s most inspirational liberation movements which we share its heroes, the liberation struggle gave us names such as Mandela and Tambo, who brought us historical days and an overarching dream of *freedom* that had since turned sour.
Consequently, even those outside the ANC feel deep pain in watching the splintering and shenanigans within the ANC. There is a mutual feeling of apprehension at the selfish rampage of the few people who are defacing of our ANC. The ANC belongs to **all of us**.
Defacing the ANC is like defacing a rock painting and that is what the current ANC *rhetoric* are doing.
Ironically, when it came of age in 1994 as an ordinary political party the ANC embarked on a trajectory that is characterised by greed and self enrichment that has made it increasingly tawdry.
We are not yet free, let us say that being ‘’free’’ is a tragedy because in material and spiritual ways the liberation of South Africa is far from complete if yet really started.
The real revolution has stopped, that is why now we see an unravelling of the social cohesion created around the dream of liberation that was advanced by the ANC.
This was perhaps inevitable because it was always a flimsy cohesion. It depended on the poorest of the poor unselfishly but temporarily putting aside their claims for a dignified life and trusting in the *national promise*.
Trough meticulously blended analysis, there is no other party capable of re-establishing a common purpose and programme that is able to transform South Africa, and create a country that is inclusive, ‘’values all its citizens’’ and brings dignity to our workplaces, schools, hospitals and communities.
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Posted 227 days agoPRESIDENT : CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
DEPUTY PRESIDENT : NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA
SECRETARY GENERAL : JOEL NETITSHENDZE
DEPUTY SEC. GENERAL : ZWELINZIMA VAVI
TREASURER : TREVOR MANUEL
CHAIRMAN : NALEDI PANDOR
Did this for the sake of our beloved ANC, i beg you
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