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sipho pityana

“Zuma and his cohorts conduct themselves in a way that represents a betrayal of the liberation movement”

21 July 2017 By Alan Straton

Convener of the Save South Africa Campaign and chair of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) Sipho Pityana described the practice of voting according to party lines as a “major handicap of Parliament”. He said the idea that Members of Parliament (MPs) could risk losing their seats if they defied their party’s voting position was a “major drawback for our democracy” and took the opportunity to recall that South Africa was supposed to come up with a … [Read more...] about “Zuma and his cohorts conduct themselves in a way that represents a betrayal of the liberation movement”

Sipho Pityana and the N word

7 October 2016 By Port Elizabethan

Letters to the Editor

Dear MyPE As much as much as President Zuma and ilk see South Africa as their personal HAREM, the public utterances of Sipho Pityana (Anglo Ashanti chairman) seem to be more about ingratiating himself to White Capital than genuine concern about our Kleptocracy. Just like Cyril Ramaphosa of LONMIN, who polished the marbles of the predominantly White mining industry by giving the Trigger-happy POLICE carte blanche to let loose with gunfire on the predominantly BLACK Marikana striking … [Read more...] about Sipho Pityana and the N word

Watching Sipho Pityana speak led to this vision of SA without an ANC

27 August 2016 By Alan Straton

African National Congress

The recent funeral oratory by Sipho Pityana - explosive and shocking as it was - contained one huge vital flaw: His call for the leadership to heal themselves and caucus together to solve the problem that the ANC is faced. The problem is greater than a small minority of learned and disciplined comrades. The ANC needs a huge shift in focus to once again become the champion of the downtrodden, the poor and oppressed. Moving from a revered revolutionary party to a government of delivery should … [Read more...] about Watching Sipho Pityana speak led to this vision of SA without an ANC

Its Time for a New Leader – YouTube

27 August 2016 By Alan Straton

In his 30 minute funeral oratory at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape, for fallen comrade Makhenkesi Stofile, Sipho Pityana delivered some scathing blows to the leadership of the ANC and President Zuma. We have extracted some in this condensed video: 0:00: Sends warning signal about the great movement getting back to it's former glory. 0:16: Clever Blacks comment 0:43: About the ANC in Crisis 02:39: OR Tambo and his 'questioning cadres' 03:20: Our setbacks are self inflicted, we … [Read more...] about Its Time for a New Leader – YouTube

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