Ex-ANC premier quits Cope to join DA

November 14 2012 at 09:35am
By Sue Segar

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CAPE ARGUS

Nosimo Balindlela has joined the DA after leaving Cope. DA leader Helen Zille welcomes her in Cape Town Parliament. Picture: Courtney Africa

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In what DA leader Helen Zille described as another step in the realignment of politics, former Eastern Cape premier and Cope MP Nosimo Balindlela has resigned her Cope membership and her National Assembly seat to join the DA.

The former teacher and UDF activist, who served as premier in 2004 to 2008, said on Tuesday her decision to join the DA had been easy as “the DA is the future”.

Addressing a press conference announcing her move, Balindlela said she had “the highest respect” for Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota, but the party was going through a “’protracted struggle”.

The ANC, she said, had failed in defending the constitution.

“It has failed to alleviate poverty… and has paid lip service to non-racialism,” said Balindlela, adding that she was passionate about eradicating racism, fighting poverty and building women’s rights.

Balindlela – described by DA Eastern Cape leader Athol Trollip as “the victim of a fractious ANC” in the province – resigned as premier in July 2008 under pressure from the ANC national executive committee.

Her effective axing was announced on the same day as that of ANC Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool. Balindlela resigned from the ANC in November 2008 to join Cope.

Zille said many South Africans, like Balindlela, were frustrated by the divisions in politics.

“Our future lies in transcending obsolete political boundaries. But it takes a courageous person to be among the first to show the way.”

Trollip, who handed Balindlela her DA membership card, said she would be allocated a constituency in the Eastern Cape. She would be tasked with setting up branches and growing the DA in areas where the party still had “a long way to go. She comes from the Eastern Cape and we expect her to do a lot of hard work there to continue to work in grass roots areas”.

In a retort to a question on whether Balindlela had chosen “the politics of the stomach over principle”, Trollip – a critic of Balindlela’s when she was premier – said her move had involved sacrifice.

He said he had no doubt Balindlela would help grow the DA in the province.

“Because she is held in high regard in the Eastern Cape, I have no doubt that in the forthcoming election and elections to come she will… work in the Nelson Mandela metro to win the metro, and to help us in Buffalo City and all the other municipalities that are faring so badly in the Eastern Cape.”

Trollip said Balindlela would also be put to work to “fill the (DA) void” in the Transkei and to help grow the DA in the former Ciskei.

“She has credibility in rural communities worst affected by poverty and patronage.”

Zille said she had known Balindlela for many years as a person of integrity.

Reminded that she had criticised Balindlela when she was fired as Eastern Cape premier, Zille acknowledged this had been the case.

“I was critical of the ANC administration and, by extension, the premier… but if you look at Nosimo’s record, she did her best to deal with corruption (as premier).”

Cope acting chief whip Dennis Bloem described Balindlela as a respected member and leader of the party who had shown commitment to the party’s ideals. “She has chosen a different, but not opposite, path of continuing her political contribution to South Africa,” he said.

Balindlela’s background:

Nosimo Balindlela was axed by the ANC in November 2008 and she resigned to join Cope after former president Thabo Mbeki was recalled by the ANC in September of that year.

Balindlela was involved in the struggle against apartheid on the campus of the University of Fort Hare. She was a UDF activist in the 1980s and in 1994 was elected to the Eastern Cape legislature and appointed MEC for Education, Sports and Culture.

She served on the provincial executive committee of the ANC from 1996 to 2008, the provincial working committee from 2004 to 2008, and was provincial chairperson of the ANC Women’s League from 1996 to 2001.

`section 5 of SASCO UNIVERSITY ORGANISATION CONSTITUTION

5. Section Five

Aims and Objectives

1. Strive to rally students of our country to support and unite behind SASCO and actively participate in the struggle and programmes to create a non racial, non sexist, united and prosperous society;

2. Promote unity, patriotism and the spirit of internationalism amongst students;

3. Champion the General interests and Rights of Students in the socio economic and political life of the country and nation;

4. Strive to work for the educational, moral and cultural upliftment of students, without any intention of making profit.

5. To unite all South Africans and to forge an understanding and practice of non-racism, non-sexism, and democracy in this process;

6. To take up the demands of students of South Africa be they social, political, economic or educational;

7. To forge links with all relevant organisations concerned with the liberation of the oppressed and exploited people of South Africa, in the continent and World;

8. To strive for a democratic, unitary and non-sexist education system that will prepare all South Africans to partake to the fullest in the building of a democratic society;

9. To strive for the liberation of South African Women and to struggle against the oppression and exploitation of women and build women leadership.

getting used to being uncomfortable

When it comes right down to it, popular thinking is co,fortable. It's like an old recliner adjusted to all the owner's idiosyncrasies. The problem with most old recliners is that no one has looked at them lately. If so, they's agree that it's time to get a new one! If you want to reject popular thinking in order to embrace achievement, you'll have o get used to being uncomfortable.

THE TERM NIGGER WHERE AND WHEN IS IT SUITABLE TO USE?

THE TERM NIGGER

The term nigger  is now probably the most offensive word in English. Its degree of offensiveness has increased markedly in recent years, although it has been used in a derogatory manner since the first world war.

1st..This term was used by white people in the early 50s to offend a member of any dark-skinned people.

2nd...A white person who does not have the typical privelages associated with white people. So he is looked down on by "normal" whites.
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at least the Revolutionary War. If a lower grade white person is called a nigger and again a black person is called a nigger.....
*IS IT OK FOR A WHITE PERSON TO CALL ME(BLACK PERSON) A NIGGER?
*IS IT OK FOR A WHITE *MC* TO BE CALLED A NIGGER, THAT IT WOULD BE OFFENSIVE TOWARDS BLACKS..?

TALK TO ME...

Good thin€ers....JOHN C. MAXWELL

"To Zion"

Unsure of what the balance held
I touched my belly overwhelmed
By what I had been chosen to perform
But then an angel came one day
Told me to kneel down and pray
For unto me a woman child would be born
Woe this crazy circumstance
I knew his life deserved a chance
But everybody told me to be smart
Look at your career they said,
"Zintle, baby use your head"
But instead I chose to use my heart

Now the joy of my world is in Zion
Now the joy of my world is in Zion

How beautiful if nothing more
Than to wait at Zion's door
I've never been in love like this before
Now let me pray to keep you from
The perils that will surely come
See life for you my prince has just begun
And I thank you for choosing me
To come through unto life to be
A beautiful reflection of his grace
For I know that a gift so great
Is only one God could create
And I'm reminded every time I see your face

That the joy of my world is in Zion
Now the joy of my world is in Zion

IN THIS PLANET THAT WE LIVIN' IN WE CAN NEVER BE EVEN NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY...OUR BROTHER NAS TELLS US WHY SOME HOW... 

Uh, picture a Black nanny and a baby in a basket pushin' down 5th Ave
She never had it, it's not hers to begin with
She gives it breakfast, baths and dinners
Treats it so tender while her own kids live alone at home with no phone on
Ain't had a good meal in so long, but so long as mommy's a maid
Cookin' and cleanin', she wanna feed her kids and her kids are dreamin'
Where's my daddy, who's my daddy, have you seen him?
I could imagine them askin', what type of human be-ing
Could leave his family, go back to the Carribean?
Was he locked up, shot up, does he have freedom?
Mom said wipe your tears, keep readin'
But daddy's somewhere, spirit broken, feelin' defeated
A man feels he has to conquer all
The world is his oyster, his pearl so y'all know

Most of my Latino and black people who are struggling to get food, clothes and shelter in the hood are so concerned with that, that philosophising about freedom and socialist democracy is usually unfortunately beyond their rationale. They don't realize that America can't exist without separating them from their identity, because if we had some sense of who we really are, there's no way in hell we'd allow this country to push it's genocidal consensus on our homelands. This ignorance exists, but it can be destroyed.

Nigga talk about change and working within the system to achieve that. The problem with always being a conformist is that when you try to change the system from within, it's not you who changes the system; it's the system that will eventually change you. There is usually nothing wrong with compromise in a situation, but compromising yourself in a situation is another story completely, and I have seen this happen long enough in the few years that I've been alive to know that it's a serious problem. Latino America is a huge colony of countries whose presidents are cowards in the face of economic imperialism. You see, third world countries are rich places, abundant in resources, and many of these countries have the capacity to feed their starving people and the children we always see digging for food in trash on commercials. But plutocracies, in other words a government run by the rich such as this one and traditionally oppressive European states, force the third world into buying overpriced, unnecessary goods while exporting huge portions of their natural resources.

I'm quite sure that people will look upon my attitude and sentiments and look for hypocrisy and hatred in my words. My revolution is born out of love for my people, not hatred for others.

COMMUNISM HI PHOP

COMMUNISM HIP HOP

Communism hip hop is one of those ways that we use to emphasize the reality,
Lot of people or may i say those who DO NOT understand the roots of hip hop, they find communism hip hop as "rude truth", but they do find it TRUE ANY WAY!!!

A hip hop group called THE COUP is a COMMUNISM RAP GROUP, their song "dig it" is one of the songS from their debut ulbum that put factS togetheR, thE lyricS arE straighT fowarD anD cleaR. The leaD rappeR oF thE couP iS opeN abouT thE facT thaT hE iS a communisT anD hiS musiC iS heavilY tieD tO hiS politicS.

WE RAP, WE FACTORIZE, AND WE LIVE THE TRUTH.

HIPHOP AND RELIGION

 hiphop is proclaimed as religion, is has been linking in spirituality since the early 80s,

KRS-One aka boogie down is known to be a HIPHOP prophet, he sees hiphop like any other religion linked in God's will. when Melle Well was preaching he said '' God is smiling on you but he's frowning too'' why? only because we   turn  against  each  other being accused of devil worship.

In 1994 HipHop became darker when the BONETHUGS AND HARMONY realised a song ''HORROR CORE'', SNOOP DOG came out with ''MURDER WAS THE CASE'' , same year that the notion of rappers selling their souls to the prince of darkeness became believable, THREE-SIX MARFIA was accused of devil worship because of the name of the group. SHAWN J-Z CARTER with ''LUCIFER'' and ''THE ORIGINATERS''.

KARL HENRY MARKS believed that hiphop doesn't associate with devil, satanism or evel spirits, he believed that HIPHOP is a dance music that spit out the truth in a musical way and as for the RELIGION it was invernted by a human so we can't realy hold people against it.

Marxism in hiphop

Marxism has been an element of social movements worldwide and is seen in Hip Hop. Two overtly Marxist groups in the English language have been Marxman and The Coup. Both groups also incorporate Revolutionary Nationalism into their message, Irish Republicanism for Marxman and Black Nationalism for The Coup. Sun Rise Above is another, lesser known, Marxist artist. For these artists, class struggle and anti-imperialism are major recurring themes. Immortal technique can be described as a Marxist.

Marxism has been an element of social movements worldwide and is seen in Hip Hop. Two overtly Marxist groups in the English language have been Marxman and The Coup. Both groups also incorporate Revolutionary Nationalism into their message, Irish Republicanism for Marxman and Black Nationalism for The Coup. Sun Rise Above is another, lesser known, Marxist artist. For these artists, class struggle and anti-imperialism are major recurring themes.Immortal Technique can be described as a Marxist.

SnAkEs a reflection of me

i believe that when you love something then you have something incommon with it.
sNaKes are beautiful creatures that have no intensions on hurting anyone.

WE PROVOKE THEM
it has no legs but you provoke it, it will jump on you.
has no teeth but you provoke it, it will bite you.
yes u cnt tell when it's asleep or awake, good aproach helps when you figure that one out.
steping on its tail  is cramping its style.
if snakes are dangerous nor evil why they do not bite everyone...why you?
 Do you fear snakes or the snakes fear you?
Do you hate snakes or the snakes hate you?
 Do snakes threatn you or you ''think'' you threatn them?

SnAkEs ArE a TrUe ReFlEcTiOn Of  Me...

Exeperience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.
we take chances almost in evrything bt not in everything, we accept what we don't realy have to but we do anyway, we try to change people simple because they not what we want them to be and REALY! it's more like telling water to stop being wet...LIVE, LOVE and be HAPPY...gOoD mOrNiNg

live a little

every thing tht happens in every moment of ur time, probably happenes cause you want it to or it had to but surely explains you'r worth living in this world...paint the sky black..