SACP Congratulates Deputy Minister of Finance, Cde Mcebisi Jonas for Affirming the Values of Revolutionary Morality by Refusing an Offer to Take Over the Position of Finance Minister He Confirmed Was Made to Him by Members of the Gupta Family
16 March 2016
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the decisive stance taken by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Comrade Mcebisi Jonas in affirming the values of revolutionary morality which laid the foundations for the development of our national liberation movement and alliance, as led by the ANC.
The Deputy Minister has come out openly without fear or favour and confirmed on Wednesday 16 March that members of the Gupta family offered him the position of Finance Minister to replace former Minister of Finance Comrade Nhlanhla Nene who was removed from the position on 19 December 2015.
The confirmation by Comrade Mcebisi Jonas vindicates the SACP and its call for a full Judicial Commission of Enquiry and broad spectrum investigation into the phenomenon and activities of corporate state capture. The investigation must go to the root of the problem and also reveal how offers made by private individuals in violation of the values of our movement and democracy find their way into effect. Proper and thoroughgoing investigations will go a long way in positioning our developing democracy to deal with the problem of corporate state capture and safeguard our democratic national sovereignty, which, if compromised, will result in catastrophic failures.
The SACP congratulates Comrade Mcebisi Jonas for refusing the offer, and for coming out against the malady of corporate state capture. The SACP further invites other comrades with similar experiences to come out, take their cue from Comrade Mcebisi Jonas, speak out and join the revolutionary determination to stop the danger of corporate state capture.
As the SACP we are further calling on our movement and the alliance, as led by the ANC, to take categorical steps to terminate poisonous relationships such as corporate state capture and its twin evil, rent-seeking.
The SACP is looking forward to our movement defending its revolutionary values as epitomised by the stance taken by Comrade Mcebisi Jonas and ensuring that no victimisation in any form takes place.
South Africa has a history of illustrious families, the Mandela, Slovo, Sisulu, Dadoo, Tambo, among others, and who never sought to monopolise access to public power and resources. Who is the Gupta family by the way; what are their revolutionary credentials in our struggle for national liberation and social emancipation; what is their claim to fame and entitlement to our resources and basic wealth as a nation
When the SACP raised its concerns about the alleged unbecoming behaviour of members of the Gupta family, the Party was misconstrued to be attacking President Jacob Zuma. Such claptrap can only be intended to de-focus our revolution from tackling the potential problems that can cause its failure, and thus the SACP condemns such agendas in the strongest terms possible.
As the ANC states in its statement issued 16 March 2016 titled `CABINET MEMBERS PREROGATIVE OF PRESIDENT WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVES`, issues of deployment within our movement rest, and must be seen resting, within proper consultative procedures and structures in the ANC working together with the alliance - not some unelected `authority` outside our movement.
Issued by the SACP
For General Enquiries on SACP Statements
Contact:
Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo: National Spokesperson, Head of Communications
Skype: Mashiloam
Mobile: 082 9200 308
Office: 011 339 3621/2
Twitter: SACP1921
Facebook Page: South African Communist Party
SACP Ustream TV Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sacp-tv
"Another Gupta-inspired Cabinet reshuffle"?
17 March 2016
The South African Communist Party has learnt reliably from several sources that another "Gupta-inspired cabinet shuffle" is imminent. The plan is to replace long-serving Minister of Trade and Industry, Cde. Rob Davies, with a recently sworn in ANC MP and business-person. The motivation for the intended shuffle is connected to the Gupta family interests in acquiring a stake in Arcelor Mittal, and their concern that the Department of Trade and Industry under the leadership of Minister Davies, as part of its commitment to localisation and job creation, is setting tough pricing conditions on the sale of steel into the downstream South African manufacturing sector.
The SACP has called for a broad spectrum investigation into the phenomenon of corporate state capture and a judicial commission of enquiry to reveal the nature, character and extent of the problem, and to contribute on the way forward to deal decisively with the problem. The SACP will seek engagement with the ANC and the alliance as a whole to discuss the problem in general, and specifically growing evidence of the manipulation of political appointments by the Gupta family. Failure to deal with the harmful problem of corporate capture in our movement, society in general and the State will hamstring not only the capacity of the State but also the whole of South Africa in safeguarding its constitutional democracy and democratic national sovereignty.
Issued by the SACP
For General Enquiries on SACP Statements
Contact:
Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo: National Spokesperson, Head Of Communications
Skype: Mashiloam
Mobile: 082 9200 308
Office: 011 339 3621/2
Twitter: SACP1921
Facebook Page: South African Communist Party
SACP Ustream TV Channel: Http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sacp-tv
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the decisive stance taken by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Comrade Mcebisi Jonas in affirming the values of revolutionary morality which laid the foundations for the development of our national liberation movement and alliance, as led by the ANC.
The Deputy Minister has come out openly without fear or favour and confirmed on Wednesday 16 March that members of the Gupta family offered him the position of Finance Minister to replace former Minister of Finance Comrade Nhlanhla Nene who was removed from the position on 19 December 2015.
The confirmation by Comrade Mcebisi Jonas vindicates the SACP and its call for a full Judicial Commission of Enquiry and broad spectrum investigation into the phenomenon and activities of corporate state capture. The investigation must go to the root of the problem and also reveal how offers made by private individuals in violation of the values of our movement and democracy find their way into effect. Proper and thoroughgoing investigations will go a long way in positioning our developing democracy to deal with the problem of corporate state capture and safeguard our democratic national sovereignty, which, if compromised, will result in catastrophic failures.
The SACP congratulates Comrade Mcebisi Jonas for refusing the offer, and for coming out against the malady of corporate state capture. The SACP further invites other comrades with similar experiences to come out, take their cue from Comrade Mcebisi Jonas, speak out and join the revolutionary determination to stop the danger of corporate state capture.
As the SACP we are further calling on our movement and the alliance, as led by the ANC, to take categorical steps to terminate poisonous relationships such as corporate state capture and its twin evil, rent-seeking.
The SACP is looking forward to our movement defending its revolutionary values as epitomised by the stance taken by Comrade Mcebisi Jonas and ensuring that no victimisation in any form takes place.
South Africa has a history of illustrious families, the Mandela, Slovo, Sisulu, Dadoo, Tambo, among others, and who never sought to monopolise access to public power and resources. Who is the Gupta family by the way; what are their revolutionary credentials in our struggle for national liberation and social emancipation; what is their claim to fame and entitlement to our resources and basic wealth as a nation
When the SACP raised its concerns about the alleged unbecoming behaviour of members of the Gupta family, the Party was misconstrued to be attacking President Jacob Zuma. Such claptrap can only be intended to de-focus our revolution from tackling the potential problems that can cause its failure, and thus the SACP condemns such agendas in the strongest terms possible.
As the ANC states in its statement issued 16 March 2016 titled `CABINET MEMBERS PREROGATIVE OF PRESIDENT WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVES`, issues of deployment within our movement rest, and must be seen resting, within proper consultative procedures and structures in the ANC working together with the alliance - not some unelected `authority` outside our movement.
Issued by the SACP
For General Enquiries on SACP Statements
Contact:
Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo: National Spokesperson, Head of Communications
Skype: Mashiloam
Mobile: 082 9200 308
Office: 011 339 3621/2
Twitter: SACP1921
Facebook Page: South African Communist Party
SACP Ustream TV Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sacp-tv
"Another Gupta-inspired Cabinet reshuffle"?
17 March 2016
The South African Communist Party has learnt reliably from several sources that another "Gupta-inspired cabinet shuffle" is imminent. The plan is to replace long-serving Minister of Trade and Industry, Cde. Rob Davies, with a recently sworn in ANC MP and business-person. The motivation for the intended shuffle is connected to the Gupta family interests in acquiring a stake in Arcelor Mittal, and their concern that the Department of Trade and Industry under the leadership of Minister Davies, as part of its commitment to localisation and job creation, is setting tough pricing conditions on the sale of steel into the downstream South African manufacturing sector.
The SACP has called for a broad spectrum investigation into the phenomenon of corporate state capture and a judicial commission of enquiry to reveal the nature, character and extent of the problem, and to contribute on the way forward to deal decisively with the problem. The SACP will seek engagement with the ANC and the alliance as a whole to discuss the problem in general, and specifically growing evidence of the manipulation of political appointments by the Gupta family. Failure to deal with the harmful problem of corporate capture in our movement, society in general and the State will hamstring not only the capacity of the State but also the whole of South Africa in safeguarding its constitutional democracy and democratic national sovereignty.
Issued by the SACP
For General Enquiries on SACP Statements
Contact:
Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo: National Spokesperson, Head Of Communications
Skype: Mashiloam
Mobile: 082 9200 308
Office: 011 339 3621/2
Twitter: SACP1921
Facebook Page: South African Communist Party
SACP Ustream TV Channel: Http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sacp-tv
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