Reclaim the ANC, Blade Nzimande urges SACP members

The SACP is calling on its members to flood the ANC’s branches and reclaim the organisation from corrupt and looting politicians. The party’s general-secretary Blade Nzimande made the announcement at the 25th commemoration of the death of its former leader, Joe Slovo. The ANC’s national and Gauteng leadership snubbed the event, despite two years ago promising it would never do so.

The ANC said it couldn’t attend because of the party’s preparations for its birthday celebration in Kimberley this week. When we are supposed to adopt the January 8 statement and engage on it, everybody would like to ensure that they are present,” said ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Nzimande said more of his party’s members must join ANC branches to rescue the movement.

This is an opportunity for all communists, go back to your ANC branches and work in there,” he said. Both the SACP and Cosatu want changes to the alliance partnership with the ANC, amid discontent over the governing party’s appointments to Parliament and city councils.

In other news – Mzansi Celebs pay tribute to Richard Maponya

Some of SA’s biggest celebs have joined the nation in mourning the death of entrepreneur and property developer Ntate Richard Maponya. Ntate Richard died in the early hours of Monday morning at age 99 after a short illness, his family confirmed in a statement.

Taken by the sad news of the entrepreneur giant’s death, Mzansi’s famous faces took to social media to pay their last respects. As an aspiring entrepreneur himself, Cassper Nyovest shared how he was touched and influenced by Ntate Richard even though he had never met him in person. Read more

Source: eNCA