Picking Up The Pieces

After depriving the Communist University of its land-line connection for the best part of a week and the voice phone for nine days, Telkom phoned to ask if we would like a cellular phone from them. No, thanks. The press comment during that time has to be water under the bridge for us. The links below will be confined to major Alliance statements, starting with the ANC’s response to the SACP “State Power” discussion document. Umsebenzi Online, as well as SACP GS Dr Blade Nzimande’s piece on Intellectualism and anti-Intellectualism, also carries a press statement in response to the ANC’s response. The YCL also responded to the ANC and also to the SABC banning scandal in one press release. In another riposte, COSATU reminded Smuts Ngonyama of the nature of the Alliance. Meanwhile, police were rampaging around the offices of COSATU affiliates in Upington. COSATU GS Zwelinzima Vavi addressed the ICFTU Executive Board in Brussels with an important input. Then ANC Today, the on-line weekly magazine that also carries President Thabo Mbeki’s blog, launched another (anonymous) broadside at the SACP’s document. Ki kulacho, ki nguoni mwako. Click on these links: ANC response to SACP discussion document, bilateral, 19 June 2006 (7167 words) Umsebenzi Online, 21 June 2006, Intellectuallism and anti-Intellectualism (2524 words) YCL on ANC briefing notes and on SABC censorship (460 words) COSATU response to Smuts Ngonyama (295 words) COSATU, Union offices stormed in Upington, 21 June 2006 (352 words) COSATU Input to ICFTU Executive Board, Brussels, 22 June 2006 (1042 words) God save us from false prophets, ANC Today, 23 June 2006 (3116 words)