What do they do?

I recently asked you (my readers) what the ANC Youth League do? So this time around..questions aside, I'm going to reveal what these guys actually do..Or claim to do...

What is it?
-ANCYL is the youth wing of the ANC which, was established in 1944 to rally behind the aims and objectives of the ANC and further the interest of young people within the ANC and outside the ANC.

What does it seek to do?
-It seeks to rally the youth of our country to support and unite behind the vision of the ANC and the mobilisation of Youth behind the banner and vision of the creation of a non-racial, non-sexiest, democratic and prosperous society. Basically they champion the interests of the young people.

Why you should join ANCYL?
-Every young person can join the ANCYL voluntarily, without any expectations of material gain, in order to contribute to the youth and community. ALL ANCYL members shall strive to excel in all spheres of development.

How to join?
-Find a comrade in your area and ask them how to start "mobilizing" and being part of the massess.

PS: so do you agree that this is what they are doing?Have your say (Comment)!!

Life of a journo.

You know what they say: "From hero to zero.." This is how I feel after I had two stories in a row this week (one of them included the almost traumatic event in Alexandra township). I then went to a press briefing @the COSATU house on Wednesday and had what i deemed to be a good story..actually I wrote up three stories on the day. Guess what, none of them got published..I have to say this has left me feeling down. A journalist needs to get more things published so his confidence can be built up..especially if you are a juniour journo!!

Aaaggg..the sub-editors had their reasons as to why they did not put my stuff in there, NO HARD feelings. I need to deal with it now because that is going to be the story of my life as a journo..! I will continue to thrive in my skills coz I believe I am a damn good writer and no one can take that away from me..! I'm not angry just low in confidence..! OK..!
Guess what..you can still google my name to find more stories that I have done..They have certainly increased in number..!

“Shoot to Kill” says Deputy Minister.

Susan Shabangu, Deputy Minister of Safety and security, has recently called on the police to shoot to kill when faced with circumstances that would place their lives in danger. I would actually agree with Justice Malala’s article on the issue this past Monday (http://www.thetimes.co.za/). Malala posed a question: “Does Shabangu want to live in a country where her children could be shot dead anytime?” Yes, there have been some horrible acts of crime taking place in our country and if one thinks deeply about this situation, the Deputy Minister might actually be onto something BUT. I don’t think police killing people will solve anything. It would just lead to more rebellion and more acts of crime.

I was watching the SABC news sometime this week and an elderly man was caught in a crossfire at Lenisia where there had been service delivery protests. The police had started firing rubber bullets at the protesters and the old man was on his way back home when he experienced what will probably be a traumatizing event at his age when he was greeted by rubber bullets on his head. Is this the kind of world that Shabangu wants our children to grow up in? This policy will benefit no one…especially since there are some individuals out there who, truth be told, look guilty even though they are innocent and have never committed any form of crime besides – steal sugar!!
Check out Malala's column on the subject!