Shilowa throws lot in with Lekota

The Gautrain billions will now come to use after he's open a "bank account".

Martin Luther King Jr said " Our Lives begin to end the day we become to be silent about the things that matter" I believe each and everyone stand in liberty to do each and everything according to their own will and if it means leaving the ANC...SO Be IT!! Ntate Shilowa has adhered to the principle of being vocal about the things that matter to him and we must respect that!!

I am afraid they(Lekota and company have failed SA people for 10 year)What difference are they going to make.They have failed comrades who died for this country and for Freedom.I see no difference between Anc New leadership and them.What and see Thabo Mbeki is the next to support them.

The new party faces will face many challenges.The only person who can lead that party is Tbos.After Tbos The party will fade away.We will welcome most prodical Sons back in the ANC.The fact that they had different opinions about the ANC leadership was good for Anc to make it strong movement.

We long waited to hear this anouncement. I wonder why if one taste of power, one would like to keep it forever. Unfortunately I personally cannot trust in men who do not believe in their own strength, they couldn't serve this government because President Mbeki was not there to spoon feed them, now what makes them think they can be able to lead now without him. I would say this is just salary frustrations.

What history taught me is power breakaways continues to breakaway because at the end one man have to lead, and some power hungry individual won't like it and will continue to brake. I can't wait the day the so called convension will choose a president, and they should dare choose someone else than Lekota, then they wud need to brake again very soon. look at "PAC".

At least I see a man in Shilowa, I wonder why Lekota can't afford to resign, a man doesn't taste the waters, he just go in and face the challanges. Lekota still uses the ANC to Mother him. this disgruntled power hungry men should go to a new party were they can all lead at the same time.

At the rate things are going, I can't wait for next week Wednesday 10H00 am.

Please Mr Shilowa and Mr Lekota give us an e-mail address where we can write to you to show our support for what you are doing for South Africa.
Ian

"In fact, they want to steal the Freedom Charter which is unlawful. It belongs to the ANC."

hmmm - Am I the only one who finds this statement a little odd? The ANC, representing the people, drafted this document and then GAVE IT TO ALL PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA! It does not BELONG to the ANC! The attitude Mr Zuma is giving is that he believes that the ideal of freedom are a possesion which his party, and he as the leader, can distribute, posses and perhaps even sell? It is NOT a bargaining chip, something to advertise his party's and his own prestige! It is not something to be owned to any one other than all the people of SA. A new party which follows the same ideals as the Freedom Charter should be welcomed by any South African who has the best interets of the country at heart. The only type of person who would fear these ideals being followed by another party, is the type of person who places wealth and power, both personal and his party's, above the best interests of the man on the street - the very people who the charter was created for (or does he think the charter was created as a means of marketing a party and person!? I hope not).

Perhaps Mr Zuma should look back into history and remind himself what the charter is really all about...

Our main issues are corruption, crime and the failure of the ANC to service the people with true opportunities for bettering their lives. It is something impossible to correct with the present regime openly showing itself as rotten from bottom to top. Who doubts their money grubbing self interest at the expense of the people? Those of us working in the townships know how much is not received, how much is stolen from those appointed to serve.

Everything the regime states to the media, their decisions regarding vast numbers of their members and their usual defense of the indefensible simply serves to strengthen the people's conviction. We must have a new ANC for the Country, its people, and the Continent. I predict this new party's support will balloon. Zuma and his crowd have no idea how much they are disliked, nor how little trust the majority of South Africans have for them.

Zuma, sharing a phony independence day celebration in Equatorial Guinea, once again showed his true worth and that of those around him. It would be horrendously disastrous were we to allow his regime to take unlimited power. This new party must stand for honesty, integrity and transparency, and it must start servicing the people.
If they commit to this, then there is real hope.

Quite possibly, a healthy wind of change is in the air.

Truth be told, I am sadened by the resignation of Mr Shilowa from the ANC. However, I also accept his democratic right to do so.
Here is a man who openely shows his honesty without wasting our time by issuing threats of "I'm issuing divorce papers".

Mr Shilowa, thank you for your contribution in our liberation, the movement and the government.

Coming to the proposed convention: People need not be fulled into believing that this proposed new party will make a change to the lives of ordinary people of S.A. This is a class-act rebelion, where a specific class of the society sees itself as having a sole right or mandate to lead this country.

I am worried by these tendencies, becuase once ordinary people realise that they have been duped, there will definately be a civil war - the rich vs the poor. By rich I include the middle class upwards.
I will have no problem if the convention is for advancing our young democracy, but unfortunately the form this convention will take will be to destroy our young democracy. South Africans, please be vigilent.

Just a thought, what did Mr Jacob Zuma do to these guys for them to dislike him so much? History will tell.

Lekota and his company are suffering from:
Anger
Power Greediness
Bitterness

Unfortunately, these can be classified as sicknesses and if special attention is not given unto these, then you will experience a problems like:

reckless comments
disobidience
low self-esteem- then you will think each an every act is against you
division
manipulation

I think anger management should be the starting point for their remedy

MD are you being truthfull about the Gautrain billions allegations, if so can you tell us more about it. You seem to be ahead of the whole country. Please share with us sister.

If Mr Thabo Mbeki joins this movement, then I foresee a lot of trouble for the current ANC. Vha do vhuya vhe zwe nde ndiite.

Parties are vehicle to advance articulate set principles and values. The new party wannabe have a tough road ahead.
Principle 1: Equal before the law -see DA, ID, UDM, Inkatha etc,
Principle 2: Demogracy (internal and in human affairs)- see DA, ID,
Principle 3: Democratic centralism -see ANC
Principle 4: Socialism - see SACP, Azapo, Sopa, PAC
Principle 5: Capitalism - see DA, ID, IFP, UDM

value 1 Social democratic -see ANC, ID,

and many more!
Where is the space for a new party? What new combination are they to bring in the political landscape?

Being former ANC leaders and "having been loyal to the party" one see no new principles and values the party will bring except to further diminish the oppsition vote. A great pity indeed!

The disgruntled could have taken a leaf from Vavi and Nzimandes's book - create a liberated zone within the party and stand up to the "bully" instead of tucking your tail(s) between your legs and run!

WHAT a crisis.This is the question doing some zig zag in cadres minds.Can something done to save ANC to be a first party in democracy to be opposition after openly declaring that it shall rule until Jesus comes.So Jesus is coming next year are you not worried to hand over the power your are abusing.

Ayeye1! rikhomeni ri nga peli ANC! We are supporting Mbhazima and the big Terror!

Ian, please let me know if you get their email. Do you think they are paying attention to us?