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"We need tried and tested cadres of the working class to be in the NEC of the ANC, thus allowing you to influence the direction government takes. I believe in my humble opinion that our revolution is somewhat in some crossroads and the danger is that it might take any direction and not the one that we want. The question that we must all ask ourselves is are we conscious about it?

"Revolution is made by people, changed by people and sold by people," he told delegates at the 9th National Union of Metalworkers of SA Congress in Durban.

Zuma said he believed that workers at some degree had taken their task within the ANC casually, thinking it will drive itself.

"The ANC as an organisation is composed of individuals. It's a broad church that takes everyone. It means in the ANC you have nationalists, communists, workers, religious people, traditionalists and even herbalists," said Zuma.

Zuma also likened the ANC to a bus full of passengers. "They are all in the bus but have different destinations. If you are in the bus and you are not driving, it can turn into another road ...

"Some people within this church want to accumulate a lot of money and create conditions to utilise the bus to their destination, others want to turn the bus into their own church. Workers have the duty to participate in politics, so that they can sway government into what they want it to be."

He called on workers to nominate their leaders for NEC positions.

According to Numsa's Secretariat Report, the ANC is in trouble as it has failed to produce leaders who want to "serve for no material gains", and this in a process has left the masses leaderless.

The report claimed the ANC was failing to produce "revolutionary cadres" because of the country's capitalist system which bred corruption. Numsa has tasked itself with the duty of reviving the ANC.

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Thu Jun 20 07:31:51 SAST 2013 ::

Jun 6, 2012

Mr_President

"We need tried and tested cadres of the working class to be in the NEC of the ANC, thus allowing you to influence the direction government takes"
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For a change you have mentioned something that makes sense to me Mr JZ. Now you must walk the talk.

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Jun 6, 2012

Nys1

Ok Mr “ Big Mouth No Action , unless in the Bedroom “ President , Honestly Who cares what you think or say anymore..You and Your corrupt cadres have tarnished not only the image of the ruling party , but that of every Black South African.

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Jun 6, 2012

MGEEZ

These guys are trying to set up a tyranny, similar to that of China!!! they do not want a democracy at all or a government for the people by the people
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Jun 6, 2012

Papage

Did I hear him saying Mines should be in the hands of Government? then why Malema was expelled for saying that? or are you saying this because Mangaung is here? Why address Labour union movement rallies anyway?
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Jun 6, 2012

WarrenG

Don't listen to him. He's lying. You will never have a say in ANC policy. He's trying to fool you to sign up for these fools. And actually...he doesn't give a fukk about you and your family. Just your vote. Which you will probably give him.
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Jun 6, 2012

Noir19

Working Class?.......Populism?.....in the NEC, because you cant reason now you dont need the voice of reason anymore.
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Jun 6, 2012

mkabayi

"Numsa has tasked itself with the duty of reviving the ANC"...good luck to you guys. which revolution are you referring to?

my assertion is that the majority of black africans have not experienced any revolution. aristotle in the "the politics" describes two types of political revolution. 1) a complete change from one constitution to another. 2) modification of an existing constitution.

for perspective its best to envision our conditions in pre-colonial times and our condition at present. we had full control of the land and all its resources. an indigenous political and social order prevailed. we were completly independent. grew our own food, made our own garments, implements and othe daily necessities. now, perhaps more than any other nation in the world, we are totally dependent on others, ie., on the settler-colonialist population for survival. they provide jobs, skills and by far the biggest share of the the GDP. the sitution is not improving but worsening. the odds for black high-school leavers of finding life-sustaining employment for a lifetime are much less than was the case pre-1994. all anc govts have failed to address this. it's a joke that you think they can still do it. do you still call this a revolution?
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Jun 6, 2012

mambaaai

ANC is a broad church, a bus ,,,,,, a working class Executive,,,,, steering away>>> not toward,,,,, a revolution in a crossroads.......the workers had taken the ANC task casually thinking it will drive itself,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Revolution is made by people, changed by people and sold by people," he told delegates at the 9th National Union of Metalworkers of SA Congress in Durban.,,,,,,,,,,,

Is this guy for real? Is the ANC a bus , a plane , a church, a revolution, driven by the itself or the workers at a crossroads going in a dangerous direction>>>>>>> or just simply an ongoing struggle party? sounds like a whole lot of confusion and it shows
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Jun 6, 2012

MommaC

All politicians should be forced to live in the poorest area of their constituency, take public transport, send their kids to the government school and use public health services. Only once they get out of their little ivory towers will they understand how dismally they are failing.
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Jun 6, 2012

KgoshiKgolo

The country has been going down because of the ANC. They are holding the country to ransom merely for getting votes and staying in power. That is why they continue lying to people and creating the 'pseudo projects' such as Comprehensive Rural Development Program' for rural areas. Its os that they get votes from rural masses - the same reason they have been pumping free cars, salaries, tar roads etc. to chiefs in rural areas! ANC 's obsession about 'traditional leaders' is only to use them to influence rural population to vote for ANC. Even the so called 'Traditional Courts Bill' which want to subject rural people to some traditional courts is only for votes. Simply put, the rural poor and mostly undeducated people are a strategic target for ANC to stay in power! (That is why Zuma even gave free tractors and seeds to KZN rural people)
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