New for Peace, Old for War

Evo is in SA. We have reports from Prensa Latina and the BBC, and pre-arrival comment from the Star. The ANC’s full January 8th Statement (different from the Local Election Manifesto and from President Mbeki’s speech introducing both documents) is a full-dress political statement from the ANC on the National Democratic Revolution and the way forward, including the programme for the whole of 2006. After the local elections the next quarter will be dedicated to youth and the third quarter will be dedicated to the women. The fourth quarter will be dedicated to branch-building. The Communist University will not argue with those themes. In the Business Day the representatives of the imperialist bourgeoisie in South Africa are making war talk against Zimbabwe. Yesterday’s sensation was the revelation of Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka’s fabulously extravagant shopping holiday to Abu Dhabi. Will she lose the DA’s support? Not really. Not yet. Links: 1. Mbeki Hails Evo Morales, Prensa Latina (1 page) 2. Morales visits S Africa, BBC News (1 page) 3. New Bolivian head on visit to learn from SA, Star (1 page) 4. January 8th 2006 94th Anniversary Statement of the ANC (12 pages) 5. SA monopoly bourgeoisie beating war drums, Business Day (1 page) 6. DA slams Mlambo-Ngcuka gravy plane holiday, M and G (1 page)