MOSSEL BAY NEWS - "The renewal of the ANC that started with the election of President Cyril Ramaphosa is continuing apace, and has reached Mossel Bay," said Isaac Lawack, newly-elected chair of the Mossel Bay Sub-regional Executive on Monday night, 12 March.
He said this following a successful meeting, held at Indwe Secondary school, where he and nine others, drawn from ten branches in the sub-region were elected to guide and steer the programmes of the ruling party for the next two years.
New leadership
The new leadership consists of Lawack, Dipua Seretse (deputy chair), Simphiwe Peta (secretary ), Lindrie Spandiel (deputy secretary) and Sizwe Mapisa (treasurer). The additional members elected are Mandisa Yale, Nokuthula Malelwana, Nosipho Ngalo, John Jacobs and Dumisani Mxathule.
Lawack was particularly happy that the team presented a well-balanced mix inclusive of women, youth, experience and rural interests.
He said he was heartened by the comradely spirit that prevailed and acknowledged that this unity of purpose would be critical in ensuring success with the party's tasks going forward.
Isaac Lawack, newly-elected chair of the Mossel Bay Sub-regional Executive, following a successful meeting held at Indwe Secondary school, where he and nine others, drawn from ten branches in the sub-region were elected to guide and steer the programmes of the ruling party for the next two years.
Challenges
Lawack is quite sober about the challenges facing communities and in particular the dire economic circumstances, brought on by poverty, unemployment and inequality, of people.
"Our tasks ahead will be difficult, and we need to work together with other roleplayers to address the cries of the poor for housing, land and employment.
"Spatial inequality, especially in coastal towns like Mossel Bay remains glaring."
He is also adamant that an enabling environment which will allow our youth to thrive is an integral part of countering social ills such as crime and drug abuse holding communities captive.
This will only be possible through the provision of quality education, skills and economic opportunities, he says. He is quick to point out that these are not just problems confined to the urban areas in Mossel Bay, but they also affect people on farms just as harshly, if not worse.
People on farms remain under conditions of insecure tenure, and as the case of the farmer currently appearing in court on charges of assault, sometimes under conditions of life-threatening harm.
He concluded by stating that it is time for the ANC to reclaim its space as the vanguard of people's struggles and called on residents to contact ANC branches in wards regarding their problems.
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