The Gauteng provincial branch of the ANC held a Special Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) meeting on Monday (26 October 2015) to mull over the recent 4th ANC National General Council‚ to consider the candidate selection for the 2016 Local Government Elections and to discuss recent student protests.
In a statement released on Tuesday‚ the PEC said it was happy with the involvement of Gauteng delegates to the NGC‚ and welcomed resolutions taken at the meeting.
“The PEC commended Gauteng NGC delegates for the discipline with which they applied themselves to the NGC and urged all structures to build on the momentum of the NGC to continuously engage communities on the strides the ANC is making in the fulfilment of its resolutions and the mandate given to it by the people.”
Turning to the issue of selecting candidates for the local elections next year‚ it called on communities to “participate in the process of selection of candidates when it opens to give practical meaning to the concept of participatory governance”.
On the student protests‚ it came out in support of their demands. “We unreservedly support the call for free education as it is in line with the ANC’s 52nd National Conference resolution which directed the ANC government to work towards the progressive realisation of free education. While much has been done to fulfil the ANC’s policy on higher education‚ much more still needs to be done.”
It called on students to write upcoming exams. “It is our conviction that protests of the previous week were in defence of the right of those who want to learn‚ to do so. ANC Gauteng Province urges students to heed the call to return to their lecture halls and resume their academic programme in preparation for the examinations.”
Gauteng ANC comes out in support of students
The Gauteng provincial branch of the ANC held a Special Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) meeting on Monday (26 October 2015) to mull over the recent 4th ANC National General Council‚ to consider the candidate selection for the 2016 Local Government Elections and to discuss recent student protests.
In a statement released on Tuesday‚ the PEC said it was happy with the involvement of Gauteng delegates to the NGC‚ and welcomed resolutions taken at the meeting.
“The PEC commended Gauteng NGC delegates for the discipline with which they applied themselves to the NGC and urged all structures to build on the momentum of the NGC to continuously engage communities on the strides the ANC is making in the fulfilment of its resolutions and the mandate given to it by the people.”
Turning to the issue of selecting candidates for the local elections next year‚ it called on communities to “participate in the process of selection of candidates when it opens to give practical meaning to the concept of participatory governance”.
On the student protests‚ it came out in support of their demands. “We unreservedly support the call for free education as it is in line with the ANC’s 52nd National Conference resolution which directed the ANC government to work towards the progressive realisation of free education. While much has been done to fulfil the ANC’s policy on higher education‚ much more still needs to be done.”
It called on students to write upcoming exams. “It is our conviction that protests of the previous week were in defence of the right of those who want to learn‚ to do so. ANC Gauteng Province urges students to heed the call to return to their lecture halls and resume their academic programme in preparation for the examinations.”
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