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Volume 05, 04 March 2014, Week 10
Sakhisizwe aims to tell the story
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P9 TELLING THE STORY: Leaders and members of Sakhisizwe branch. President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address and the ANC’s Election Manifesto both heavily emphasised the celebration of successes through telling the positive stories of success instead of always highlighting the negative. The Sakhisizwe Branch held an Election Manifesto Launch meeting on Thursday 27 February, at the Brackenpark Community Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to demystify the ruling party’s Manifesto with the aim of making sure that the branch members are on the same page with regards to the story to tell. The meeting was addressed by Robert Mashigo, a member of the ANC’s Regional
Executive Committee. Mashigo based his address on the ANC’s strategic objectives, which include non-racialism and non-sexism among other objectives. “This election presents us with a platform to tell our stories; women especially must take up this opportunity to tell their story,” said Mashigo. Mashigo spoke about the questions that should be asked by revolutionaries of liberation movements at this stage of the ANC’s existence. 20 years is a point where questions must be asked, and whether the movement was going forward with the revolution was the key question. “The ANC has consistently tested its
relevance and has repeatedly proven that it is not a party but a liberation movement concerned with the liberation of people,” Mashigo added. The ANC turned 102 this year. The celebrations were held in Mbombela and according to Robert Mashigo this proved beyond a doubt that the ANC has all the measures in place to get the country to where its Manifesto is leading. Issues such as the e-tolls, corruption, poverty, joblessness and service delivery were touched on, but the main message carried by Mashigo and other speakers was that the ANC has a good story to tell and that South Africa is a better place to live in.
State of the Nation
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