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Published: 11/18/2009 20:33:14
Young reds in spat over Mbeki genocide debate
NONI MOKATI
JOHANNESBURG - The Young Communist League (YCL) has refused to back down on its call for former President Thabo Mbeki and former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala- Msimang to be charged with genocide.
The YCL call prompted ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema to spring to Mbeki’s defence.
Speaking on the eve of the YCL’s four-day political school yesterday, national secretary Buti Manamela said the South African Communist Party’s youth wing was shocked at Malema’s response that people who wanted Mbeki charged should leave the league.
“If we suggest that we can’t prosecute Mbeki because he is one of our own, what lessons are we setting?”
Democratic Alliance youth leader Khume Ramulifho said the ANCYL and YCL had to stop arguing about what was an “impossible objective” and get on with delivering anti-retrovirals to people who needed them.
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Oh poor Khume of DA(YL),does he have something better to do except waiting to criticise leadership of the progressive youth alliance? What has he initiated?Is he still dreaming to have the so-called public debate with Malema in order for him to gain popularity?No man!get a life and leave alliance members debate their issues.YCL & ANCYL do not give anti-retrovirals,the government through dept of health does!
phaahla
11/19/2009 10:50:56 AM
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I agree with Khume (DA)completely. there is no need for us to open another debate on this issue. a lot of people are suffeing as we speak on Aids or Aids related challenges and i believe we need to dedicate every piece of debate and knoweledge into finding ways and means of either curbing the scurge or finding a permanent solution to this dreadful pendemic.
Whatever Thabo said or didn't say can not help at this stage. Besides, when people engage in sexual pleasure, they do so on their own will and i can not see how can they choose to indulge in a particular way, and then turn and blame someone else for their own choices, whether informed or illinformed.
Vuyiso Ngcengeni
11/19/2009 9:08:57 AM
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