DECLARATION OF WAR - Zuma backers plot defence

We start seeing mainstream media talk about war more frequently, are they trying to tell us something?

In a City Press article with the headline ‘If it means we have to die, that is fine’ – Zuma backers plot his defence By Queenin Masuabi

City Press claims they are privy to detailed minutes and communications about the proceedings, held at Kliptown, Soweto, by a group calling themselves the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) forces, declaring that they were “ready for war.”

More than 70 members from organisations including the ANC women and Youth Leagues, the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) and some provincial structures are planning a fightback against what they regard as the “persecution” of Zuma.

Let us forget about the state capture or misappropriated taxpayer funds, how dare you hold an ANC president accountable for stealing from the nation.

City Press continues to report from the minutes saying:

“If they say there is a warrant of arrest, it means that there is a declaration of war. That means we are going to be fighting because president Jacob Zuma cannot end up behind bars,” a member of the RET forces said..

Masechaba Motloung, a member of the MKMVA’s national executive committee, said: “We cannot allow for Msholozi [referring to Zuma], who is our president, to be served with a warrant and then have the ANC leadership just watching. Msholozi has fought for this country. We are not going to allow this, especially us members of MK.”

Motloung added that ANC members needed to “kill the perception that the president is not being supported”.

Attendees argued that this was not just a defence of Zuma but of the ANC as well.

There were four key issues which the collective agreed on for its fightback campaign:

MOBILISATION

It was agreed that a follow-up strategy session would be held on Sunday where a steering committee would be elected to drive the process.

The pro-Zuma effort would then be unveiled before the former president’s next court appearance.

A march or motorcade in support of Zuma would be organised ahead of the court date to show that Zuma backers did not only come from KwaZulu-Natal.

TAKING OVER ANC BRANCHES

In the long term, the collective is plotting to reclaim ANC branches. This will give it legitimacy as the branch leadership and enable it to issue official statements in support of Zuma.

‘WE WILL DIE FOR ZUMA’

Like other prominent ANC figures, some of the Joburg-based members of the RET forces said they would do anything to ensure that their “president” did not end up behind bars.

 “Some of us have nothing to lose, and if it means we have to die, that is fine. It cannot be correct that Msholozi fought for the country but is treated like an orphan, like a criminal,” the ANC member said.

‘WE WILL SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENTS’

“We will be guided by the national leadership of the ANC on what type of programme should be embarked upon. There needs to be some kind of a programme. The province will discuss the issue,” ANC Free State spokesperson Thabo Meeko told City Press.

 “I cannot really say what measures we are going to take because the warrant is stayed until May. What we can say is that, as the ANC Youth League, we are going to support all our presidents who are still alive.

“We are going to support president Thabo Mbeki, we are going to support president Zuma and we are going to support president Ramaphosa whenever they are faced with unfairness from the judiciary,” said Sizophila Mkhize, spokesperson for the ANC Youth Task Team.

It would only take one of these marches, which frequently get out of hand where private property gets destroyed, to escalate to burning down buildings for local embassies to declare the situation a civil war.   

The ULA has already informed the United Nations of its intent to secede and should a civil war break out, they are prepared to make a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) to protect the South African minorities. 

But luckily it does not have to come to that, to secede peacefully the ULA needs a 2M mandate. Register your desire for self-determination today at www.ulacongress.com.