More on the ANC resolutions passed at their 52nd conference at Polokwane...
PARTY-TO-PARTY RELATIONS Conference resolves that: 35. Party-to-Party relations amongst former liberation movements like SWAPO, MPLA, FRELIMO, ZANU PF, PAIGC, CCM, SPLM/A, etc, must be prioritised by the ANC and meetings and structured support of the former liberation movements in the region must be pursued. |
So support of Zanu PF must be prioritised and pursued? No ifs and buts?
And if you thought that this new ANC will bring about a new foreign affairs agenda you are wrong. It seems like more of the same. Sleep with anyone who opposes the US...
| 1. Imperialism has mutated into a sophisticated system in the globalised world, often associated with violence and aggression in its pursuit for exploitation of resources in the developing countries and its impact on the African continent. 2. Globalisation is also being shaped by the agenda of the dominant global forces, these include transnational corporations controlling trillions of Rands of humanity's wealth, alliances around one "hyper-power" whose dominance is reminiscent of empires of bygone era, and cultural domination reflected in trends towards homogenisation of media content and the arts. A critical consequence of all this is the undermining of a system of global governance. 3. We live in a situation in which an exploitative socio-economic system rules the world, and the danger should not be underestimated of widening wars of conquest and other more sophisticated means of subversion in search of resources, markets and geo-political advantage. 4. That the system of capitalism holds sway across the world; and it is underpinned by the unique dominance of one "hyper-power". This situation of unipolarity also has secondary multi-polar features reflected in geopolitical blocs among developed and developing countries. Believing that: 5. In responding to this challenge of imperialism, the ANC needs to strengthen itself and other progressive forces and develop a common agenda with an objective of realising a just and a better world. Such a world order must be characterised, inter-alia by greater security, peace, dialogue and greater equilibrium between the poor and the rich. In this we are guided by the ANC principles of "a better life for all and a vision of a better Africa and a just world". 6. Internationalism is a crucial feature in the unique character of the ANC inspired by the spirit and ideals of human solidarity. 7. That the ANC correctly became part of the progressive forces that fought against colonialism, racism, poverty, patriarchy and other social ills, and the founders defined the movement as a unifier and premier representative of the African people beyond the borders of South Africa. 8. The international front was one of the key pillars of the struggle that led to the defeat of the apartheid regime in 1994 and remains one of the catalysts in the creation of a better world. |
The new ANC has a unique opportunity to right the wrongs of the current government's foreign ministry. Let's hope that reason ultimately trumps ideology.
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