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FORUM 8 MAY 2012: YPF
SPEAKS WITH SLIKOUR ON
WHY HE WROTE SONG
“BLACKS ARE FOOLS
March 2012 well-known South African rapper
Slikour- Siya Metane released the
controversial song Blacks are fools. This
speedily became the most spoken of song in
2012 thus far. YPF sought to engage with
Slikour beyond the hysteria of the song title,
and more on the message he articulates in the
song.
Reflection points on forum of the 8th May 2012
by Reggie Mlangeni:
Black South Africans suffer from an inferiority
complex. It is best encapsulated by the
structure of BEE. A company has met its
empowerment targets if it is 30% black owned.
Nowhere else in the world does a 30%
ownership benchmark equate to success.
Most of what black South Africans are fighting
for, in an industrial and economic sense, was
built by former colonial rulers of our country.
Instead of fighting among ourselves to “inherit”
that legacy, we should be debating how to
develop and build new industries or reshape
the existing ones in a way that reflects our
identity and our legacy.
Calling for a heightened sense of urgency or
better yet a yearning for a different legacy
within the black society. What appears to be
lacking is a sense of pride in being black. This
could be ascribed, in part, to the post-
apartheid legacy. As a starting point we need
to increase the dialogue among ourselves to
re-write our history. Use this as our starting
point to move forward, with a clearer sense of
purpose.
As black people we are generally riding on a
false power. Which is tells you that you are not
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good enough and you can’t do it on your own,
so we’ll (current owners of economic
resources and power) give you a share.
Examples of false power:
- Your salary
- BEE
- The credit approval granted by a bank to get
you that luxury car or tiny apartment in the
suburbs
- The approval of your community and social
circles that are stuck in the same debilitating
cycle
“The formerly oppressed, once they attain
power, become the next oppressor.”
There is evidence of this statement in our
society right now. The quality of education
afforded to children in townships has seen
marginal improvement post-apartheid. The
changed oppression is becoming increasingly
visible. The most vehement critics of Slikour’s
song represent a newspaper whose readers
are largely black. This systematic prevention of
reasoning and introspection to challenge and
build ourselves will cripple our chances of self-
actualization, especially when the very people,
who prevent this personal development look
like us, speak like us, share our history, and
live among us.
How great do we think we are as individuals?
If we do not buy into our own greatness we
can never self-actualize.
It’s time for black South Africans, to recognize
that we are unlikely to see the South Africa
that we want to live in. It is time to start
building a country with a legacy that is beyond
our enjoyment, because it is our responsibility.
To repair the damage that apartheid caused
we need to repair the state of the mind of
every black person, to the point where we
don’t feel the need to put our hands for more
grants or false empowerment.
Let’s be careful about how we, as black
people, speak. There’s a growing trend of split
speech in the sense that black people who are
the partial haves referring to themselves as us
and those with even less than the partial haves
as them. Implicitly it means, even if it is on a
subconscious level, we as black people are
starting to see ourselves as different to other
black people of lesser economical means.
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Given that every one of us is the leader, the
government, the economy, how are we going
to take ownership of our country? Looking at
the litany of the things that are not satisfactory
in the country it is about time we started doing
something about it. We need to break the
cycle of “abuse” of redoing the very same
things that we know do not lead to the success
we desire. We need to hold each other to
account, otherwise we will never achieve the
level of excellence that the country needs.
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FORUM 22 MAY 2012 :
The conversation with
Slikour continues…
The forum session of the 22/05/2012
Our previous session with Slikour and Shaka
Sisulu was a great success. The conversation
was very insightful. We had posed a question
in the session to Slikour in terms what he is
doing about the challenges that face the very
Blacks he says are “Fools”. He took up the
challenge and has an exciting idea which he
would like to share and get input from us. The
purpose of the forum was the unpacking of his
idea and finding ways to ensure that his
endeavor is successful and impactful.
Reflections on the forum by Tebogo Moalusi
@tebxa_9:
Once again he illustrated to us there is a real
misconception that South African artists are
aloof about issues that face South African
people. When Slikour started this journey, he
actually worked hard at formulating a strategy
and journey for what he was about to do. The
song was critical at getting people’s attention
and getting them talking. Now that he has our
attention, the guy is working on an exciting
project that will address some of the issues he
raises in the song. So last night was the
YPF gave Slikour input on the documentary
he is working on. He wants the documentary to
be factually correct and to represent a diverse
set of views on the subject matter. What struck
me the most about last night was that this
could be the beginning of something massive
but a lot of work has to be done to make sure it
gains traction and momentum.
As young professionals, we need to find better
ways of integrating our efforts. There are so
many great things happening around us, being
driven by young and dynamic youth leaders.
But the impact and reach of their efforts is
limited by the lack of partnership, visionary
leadership and effective networking. We need
to break boundaries and do things differently.
We have to take control and not be afraid to
fail. If we fail we have learnt, and that is still
progress.
I admire Slikour courage in going forward with
this intervention. Many of us are educated and
empowered, but we are big talkers who aren’t
able to convert ideas to something tangible.
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The moment we convert half of the great ideas
we have is the moment we start to really carve
our place in society as young professionals.
What also great about this journey is that the
Arts, a sector not seen a professional and
serious by many, is integrating with the YPF.
We have always said that artists,
sportswomen and men, civil servant and
entrepreneurs are also professionals. We must
continue to build the foot print of the Young
Professionals Forum so it includes
professionals from different industries and
sectors. It not just about dark suits, pencil
skirts and high-rise buildings. We will break
boundaries with Slikour…because before we
are anything else, we are Proud Africans in the
pursuit of success and excellence. Aspire.
Inspire. Desire. Perspire. Retire….MoFire!
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Forum 12 June 2012:
YPF SPEAKS WITH ENOCH
GODONGWANA ON ANC
POLICY DOCUMENTS
Reflections on the forum by YPF
members: Arnold Mokoena and Tlhokomelo
Mogale
Arnold Mokoena @arnoldmokoena :
On Tuesday the 12th of June, The Young
Professionals Forum had the pleasure of
engaging with ANC NEC member Enoch
Godongwana and a colleague of his Njabulo
Sithebe (A retired economist) .The discussion
was around the ANC policy documents to be
reviewed at the Upcoming policy conference
26th of June 2012. “Mr Godongwana got the
discussion going with his opening statement
was “The ANC is a church it debates,
integrates and acts in the best interest of all
citizens of the country”.
Both our guests were involved in drafting the
Economic transformation discussion paper,
which will be debated at the ANC policy
conference. What I found interesting from the
evening was the ANC government is aware of
the current problems affecting South African
citizens (youth unemployment , crime ,
poverty and many other issues of equal
importance ) and they want to improve the
quality of life for all South Africans but they
don’t have all the answers they need help. We
as “South Africans “ complain a lot and never
do anything about it , Enoch also encouraged
all of us to write discussion documents and
not sit on the sidewalks . After writing our
discussion documents we should also hold our
leaders/government to task. Helen Zille DA
leader always says “you get the government
you deserve”. I was challenged to get involved
and to stop being “noisy
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Pertinent comments from the Forum:
The forum felt very strongly about challenges
facing small medium enterprises in South
Africa. The general consensus at this forum
was that when it comes to economic
development and transformation,
entrepreneurship should be seen as one of
the pillars of economic growth. There forth
governments and political parties through their
policies should look to create an environment
whereby entrepreneurship will flourish
organically. By environment, meaning:
Easy to start a company (company
registration, tax clearance etc.).
Easy to access finance.
Relaxation of labour laws etc.
A challenge was then raised to the forum by
Mr Godongwana. He requested that we draft a
paper that would highlight the issues related to
the process of registering a company as well
as the proposed solutions. YPF is to put team
together to draft this paper.
A very important point was raised by a YPF
member that when it comes to ANC policies,
these are usually very sound. The issue lies
with the implementation of these policies and
that is where the government does not excel.
Skilled labour is currently concentrated in the
private sector, with a few government
departments being able to compete.
Moving forward, government has to look at
developing a relationship with the new crop of
young professionals. The relationship with this
group of people is critical in that it would allow
government access to best minds in the
country to implement projects. At the same
time, it is the responsibility of young
professionals to create their own platform that
will allow them to be active and visible in the
public domain. We must be seen to be taking
a leadership role in formulating a vision for our
country.
In closing, it was clear that young
professionals are ready, willing and able to
work. Government as well as the ANC must
take an active role to get these young people
involved through various channels to ensure
full participation in the different spheres of the
government as well as the country’s politics.
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FORUM 26 JUNE 2013:
YOUTH MOBILISATION ON
NATIONAL AGENDA
Reflections by Tebogo Moalusi
Panelists:
Polo Radebe: Business Leader
passionate about young people,
entrepreneurship and women
development.
Magdalene Moosamy: ANCYL
Spokesperson and NYDA Chief
Operations Officer.
Andile Khumalo: M&G Top 200 Young
South Africans, Black Business Council
Treasurer and Business leader who is
positive about prospects of South Africa
Musa Kalenga: M&G Top 200 Young
South Africans, Nedbank Head of
Digital Marketing, media specialist and
opinion leader.
The topic for the session was “How do young
people in SA organise and mobilise
themselves behind a common cause that
results in effectively getting matters that affect
the youth elevated on the National agenda and
actually getting things done”.
We proceeded by breaking the problem
statement into 3 main questions:
1. How do we define a relevant common
cause for young people that transcends
our differences
2. How to practically get broader buy-in
from young people
3. What are the steps that should be to be
taken once young people have
organized themselves behind a
common cause to achieve meaningful
change
My views on the session
This is both a simple and difficult question to
answer. In terms of the simplicity, the reality is
that the issues facing South African young
people have not changed dramatically. The
National Development Plan is a good
reference in terms of articulating these
challenges. Therefore when we know what the
problem is, we should be able to unite behind
alleviating and eradicating it. The difficulty lies
in how society has become stratified and what
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role various people play in rallying behind the
“cause”.
What seems to have happened is that with the
Black educated middle class increasing in
size, it has brought about various complexities
that divide the masses. Fragmenting the
critical mass, even though the problems
remain the same, they no longer affect
everyone in the same way. Resulting in a
unique yet challenging opportunity, where
young professionals have the power and
capability to effect relevant change. Yet the
world they live in distracts them from truly
connecting with the struggle. Helping fellow
countrymen rise above their circumstances
and contributing to society is no longer an
imperative and ideology which is the baseline
that enjoins us. Being part of the solution has
been relegated to charity that one does based
on convenience. This can be seen in
participation of young professionals in
progressive youth organisations and in
programmes that seek to be the solution.
Much like the “Gym and New Year’s
Resolution Syndrome (GNYRS)”. At the
beginning, because there is a cool factor
attached to getting involved, there are a
healthy number of professionals that get
involved. As time passes and the initiative
become more demanding, the numbers
dwindle leading to the initiative taking strain
and possibly failing. What I have also noticed
is that although the numbers decrease the
complaints about “what government and the
ruling party are not doing” stay the same or
increase.
As one of our panelists Musa put it, “we are
great at rallying behind problems and
complaints but we are horrible at rallying
behind solutions and value”. The twitter and
facebook page supporting the complaints
behind the NYDA is more likely to have a
greater support in comparison to one that
would have sought to create an alternative
youth development agency that takes
advantage of the gap created by the NYDA’s
inefficiencies. The reality is that by
complaining and identifying problems, we don’t
have to expend ourselves and commit to
anything except our opinion. However when
you rally behind a solution, you are then
required to invest yourself in trying to make it
work, which is where the real challenge lies.
“Why should young professionals spend their
precious time identifying and applying
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themselves to solutions that take their time
away from studying or working?” We quickly
forget about our responsibilities as young
leaders and allow our professional life to
dictate whether or not we will continue to make
a difference. Our purpose is better defined by
our job description than by our understanding
of what contribution we need to make to the
world.
I quote a colleague who asserted: “we must
not make the mistake of thinking that simply
because one is a young professional; they
have a propensity or even appetite to lead.
Some people are comfortable just living their
lives without being bothered about things like
making a difference”. Andile Khumalo said
yesterday that organisations such as the YPF
are conduits for self-actualisation, platforms
and vehicles that allow young people to
achieve their purpose. However, we must not
make the mistake of thinking that all change
will come about from the collective. It has to
start with you. So the change we want to see
will start with the individual and will be
amplified through progressive organisations
they chose to align themselves with.
Main points that came out of the session:
Across the world can observe many
examples of what it takes to change
ones destiny. We need to learn and
implement these strategies.
As young people, it is our time. We
have the greatest interest in making
sure that things work. The return of
investments that we will see in the
future will be as a result of what we do
now and tomorrow. So if we squander
the opportunity, we shouldn’t be
surprised if our grandchildren still ask
the same questions and face the same
challenges.
We need to become a society that is
able to rally behind solutions and value.
Identifying problems is easy. It’s coming
up with solutions and following through
that shift the status quo.
Our language has to change to one that
is positive. That is how we will change
the culture of entitlement and victim
mentality. So change the way you think
about your world so the world can
change how it relates to you.
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Be self-aware. Have a clear purpose in
life. Invest in your abilities and let those
unlock value that your community and
people can enjoy.
Leverage off partnership, innovation
and integration
As a collective, increase your footprint.
Be heard, but be relevant. Allow
experience to build depth in your
understanding and use your
understanding to take advantage of
opportunities instead of just seeing the
problem.
Use platforms, networks and
associations you’re affiliated with realise
your full potential.
Speed is an important aspect of winning
a battle. Being a critical mass has to be
used as an asset and sometime you
should not be apologetic about being a
champion of change in the face of
adversity. There will always be people
who are not interested in a new day.
With privilege comes great
responsibility. Wear the title of Young
Professional with pride. Work to get
other young people to enjoy the same
opportunities you have been exposed
to, thusanang.
Education is vital as a national we
should be using education as the focal
point of our efforts because it is through
an educated population that we can
really address economic freedom and
ensuring that our people enjoy the
benefits of all the other freedoms
We must start to distinguish between
small business and entrepreneurialism.
We should focus on building the
entrepreneurial spirit in people and
support people who try and even fail.
Entrepreneurship needs to be
recognised and celebrate. A failed
entrepreneur is a better one next time
round. The systems and institutions
need to understand this and gear
themselves to ensuring that we give
people the chances the need to change
the world.
Innovation and creativity is yet to bloom
in South Africa. Young people are so
bombarded by other people’s creativity
that they don’t have time to think for
themselves. Social media and media in
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general have created a dependency for
thought and therefore we are unable to
be creative and take advantage of
opportunities. Local problems are
exploited by foreign people and
businesses. It cannot be that we know
the problem but cannot find our own
solutions for it. We are constantly
importing intellectual capability, whilst
we are more than capable of
addressing our issues constructively.
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FORUM 31ST JULY 2012 :
SOUTH AFRICA’S MIDDLE
CLASS A MUSDDLED
CLASS- DR SPHAMANDLA
ZONDI
On Tuesday, the 31st of July, the Young
Professional’s Forum (YPF) met with Dr.
Siphamandla Zondi for what turned out to be
not just a session with some fantastic quotable
quotes but stern re-affirmation of the
importance of the work being done by the YPF
and a reminder of our responsibility as the
emerging middle class of South Africa.
Before I get into what was discussed and what
I took from it let me first introduce you to Dr.
Zondi for those who may not know the man.
He is a director of the Institute for Global
Dialogue who is a sought after political analyst
and is published widely in topics ranging from
regional integration to public health policy and
has co-ordinated the Africa Institute of South
Africa’s regional integration and sustainable
development programs. Dr. Zondi has
travelled extensively on the continent and
received his DPhil in African Studies at the
University of Cambridge, UK.
From his profile I had geared myself up to a
theoretical debate of an abstract group of
people know as the Middle Class, and how
“they” weren’t playing their part in formal
politics, policy formulation etc. I thought it
would be an intellectual discussion that may
highlight some interesting statistics about
“their” buying power, living conditions,
preferences and so on and how all of this was
changing over time. Instead, what I got was a
very practical, very real talk on how “we” are
neglecting our responsibility of being the
change agents of our time, how selfish “we’ve”
become and more importantly how if we do not
“change for the better, we’ll be changed for the
worse”.
What first struck me was the recurring theme
we’ve all heard (especially those that have
attended a YPF session with a guest speaker
involved in politics) and that is that we as the
young professionals are seen to have
neglected anything that we don’t see as being
directly beneficial to us and our way of life not
realizing that the broader stability and
prosperity of the country is imperative if we are
to attain the material goods we so want. All of
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us who were in attendance, and I suspect
anyone reading this, are without doubt part of
the middle class – a class defined by the fact
that they live in formal housing with access to
electricity, sanitation, running water, basic
education, reliable telecommunication, a level
of control on your ability to achieve certain
things and so on.
We are the middle class because we are not
on either side of the social spectrum; we are
neither excluded and marginalized nor
entrenched and powerful, unless we organize
ourselves because “an organized minority is a
political majority”.
The most important take out from the session
for me was what Dr. Zondi repeatedly pointed
out to us, that being that historically it has
always been the responsibility of the middle
class to lead a sustainable and effective
revolution – to make the point our esteemed
speaker used the Class of ’44 as an example,
he spoke about how a group of affluent, middle
class individuals took it upon themselves to be
the leaders of their generation by being
concerned about the greater good of their
society, not just of themselves. This group was
made of individuals who are now considered
giants of society, Mandela, Tambo, Sisulu to
name a few, were alive to their responsibility
and did not shy away from it. The truth is,
they have taken us as far as they can and we
must be conscious to the fact that the baton
has been passed on to us. It is in our hands,
right now!
This brings us to the reason why today, we as
the middle class are a muddled class. We live
in a country of great contradictions, a country
that is only different from many on the
continent due to the “depth of its’ challenges
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and height of its’ opportunities”. Yet we seem
not to be taking advantage of this even though
as things stand today these heights far
outweigh the potential depths. To steal from
the presentation South Africa is a country of
great skill but incompetence reigns, a country
of great minds but fools reign, a country of
great hope but despair reigns and the main
reason for this is that the middle class is not at
the centre of it all. We have relegated
ourselves to the sidelines and only flex our
collective muscle when our luxuries are
threatened (think e-toll saga here) yet when it
comes to voting we seem to have short-term
memory loss before returning to our corners
were we’ve mastered the art of complaining.
When challenged on our apolitical approach
we tend to give excuses like the fact that we
do not identify with politics, the political
landscape is vulgar and unclean or that we are
too smart to get involved as it’s a space
occupied by “morons”. Dr. Zondi’s response to
these common excuses was in the form of 2
analogies.
1. In the same way that society requires
doctors to help cure illnesses, politics requires
leaders to give direction and rid it of corruption
– We Are Those Leaders
2. If a “moron” is driving a car and is
headed directly to a wall and the “genius” sit in
the passenger seat complaining surely the
“moron” must be applauded for at least
attempting to drive whereas the “genius” is
more to blame for the accident? – Come On
Geniuses, Play Your Part.
What was interesting was learning that the
word politics is derived from an old Greek word
Politika which means to be concerned about
the change and affairs of your society, so Dr.
Zondi pointed out that if you are concerned
about your society and how it changes, you
are by definition involved in politics. The trick I
guess is to make your involvement impactful
and the way to do this is to be in the centre of
it all because as any change agent knows,
Change Happens in the Centre!!!
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As I sat there and listened I took pride in the
work we’ve done as the YPF, the past 4 years
have been eye-opening and I do believe that
we are onto something that is necessary. We
are getting organized, we are conscious of our
greater responsibility and we understand that
change doesn’t just happen, it is caused.
Dr. Siphamandla Zondi was an engaging
speaker who got us thinking and I really
enjoyed the session. He mentioned that he is
writing a book on the subject and some of the
comments from the floor seemed to get him
thinking too so I look out for a YPF mention in
the sleeves a what promises to be an
interesting read.
Speaking of which, he did suggest that we
read a book by Dr. Miles Munroe called The
Burden of Freedom which apparently
describes the state South Africa finds itself in
at the moment.
This was another fantastic YPF session with
new faces and many new possibilities.
Watch This Space
By Itumeleng Merafe
@ItuMerafe
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SA NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN:
HANDOVER EVENT
On the 15th of August 2012 YPF was fortunate
to have been extended an invite to the
National Development Plan handover event.
This was indeed an auspicious occasion for
South Africa as it illustrated the positive strides
our government continues to make. In the
words of President Zuma National
Development plan was government fulfilling its
promise to the citizens of South Africa.
The consultative process of the National
Planning Commission reaffirmed that there is a
place for organisations such as the Young
Professionals Forum and active citizens as the
architects of the South Africa we are building.
Which also meant that we as an organisation
must continue to grow,organise ourselves and
make sure we are ready and able to contribute
positively to the Republic of South Africa we
take pride in.
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FORUM 27 JULY 2013:
ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS
IN SA
Refection points by Karabo Radebe
Need for the Tri-partied alliance given the
difference in agenda's - history to address
a broader movement behind the ANC's
position in the RSA context. Highly
involved in the democracy of RSA. RDP
initiated to address issues across SA
society, currently a contest within the tri-
apartheid alliance. If Cosatu were to leave
the tri-apartheid would be deemed a loss
by Cosatu as ANC was founded on
socialist policies. Workers are there to
keep ANC in check.
Participation in NDP process leading up to
the current document –In 2009 Cosatu
contested the commission to be
established, as what powers would it
have? The composition of the
commission, bias towards business.
Cosatu engaged when diagnostic report
took place. Property ownership, particuarly
in the context of colonial ownership (small
minority taking over majority's property). If
a revolution doesn't address that issue,
then it is not a revolution. Gender and
class amongst key themes to be
addressed, ownership of economic stock
etc must be addressed. The NDP doesn't
address any of these issues!
Cosatu relevance to young professionals
given exploitation- progressive mass
movements, Sasco, Cosas. Focus at the
student level as will be future leaders.
Long history of students and workers
driving revolution from pre 1968 years.
Black professionals must coordinate else
will continue to be excluded from the
economy ("black" -all those on the
receiving end of the apartheid system) .
We need to continue be active citizens,
only if we have a mind-set change,
amongst those most desperate for
change.
Working with young professionals in an
effort to change attitudes so as to be
change agents.
Labour vs capital, mutually exclusive -
labour has always had a place in political
historically of RSA ; not necessarily anti
capital, but rather manage its worst parts
so not exploitative as other parts of the
world.
Youth unemployment- risk youth remain
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unemployable? Rejection of youth wage
subsidy. Any other suggestions to address
youth unemployment- - rejected due to
unemployment issue in RSA being
structural unemployment. For example
extraction of minerals, extracted and sent
away, this structure remains in place.
Monopolies dominating most of the
economy. No beneficiation for example
would create additional employment
avenues. Educational structure
marginalises the majority, healthcare.
Youth subsidy is a pacifier, doesn't
address issue. In corporate’s interest as
they make more profit. People never really
employed, churned in and out of
employement.
Investment arms of parties and unions-
they are a reality, some run very well and
benefits given to workers in form of
scholarships etc, clothing and textile
worker arm also doing well. Risks also
exist and possibility of conflicts of interest
Continuous strike seasons- "coincidence"
given that negotiations begin similar time
each year. Strikes we see are a minority of
wage negotiations not settled. Violent
strikes publicized, creating expectation
that unless things get violent won't get
resolution. Which is dangerous.
Education of workers- self admittedly
unions are weak in this regard. Only
leadership supposed to be under training
but that still doesn't take place. Contradict
selves. Need to establish deliberate career
path for workers. Australian trade union
movement is An example, numsa used to
work with them.
How do we build united democratic
society, have to address immediate
challenges of race etc. What programs run
to attract non-discriminatory audience.
Economic freedom fighters - ousted youth
league leaders. Have a grievance, would
never have established it had they not
been "wronged"... Never create political
parties off the back of personal issues.
About ideas and ideology should drive
politics.
Middle class of RSA- that's where should
engage most, how do we go about it. We
as professionals, should have a bias
towards the people "society" at large.
Middle strata must see its destiny with the
workers, not the capitalists. Risk change
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ideologies. Risk of inferiority complex and
create antagonism between workers and
management.
Celebrate rise of black people employed in
corporate with the comfort that they will
work at addressing the issues of the
working class.
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