Pravin withholding R2 billion bailout of SAA to ensure privatization

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by Black First Land First

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Black First Land First (BLF) agrees with both the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) that Pravin Gordhan is deliberately running the South African Airways (SAA) down. The objective is to justify the privatization of SAA. This is a long held objective of Pravin Gordhan.

It makes no sense that all the national carrier has been deprived of is a mere R2 billion. This is the same tactic that Pravin used during the tenure of Dudu Myeni. He deliberately withheld the release of financial statements in his evil quest to precipitate a crisis at SAA so as to justify its privatisation.

The crisis at SAA, like that at Eskom, is a deliberate creation to justify privatization which is the program of ThumaMina. Both the crisis at Eskom and SAA can only end when the saboteur in chief is removed from government. There is no other way, Pravin Gordhan Must Go!

BLF launched an online petition over a week ago to put pressure on Ramaphosa to recall Gordhan from his position as Minister. The campaign aims to achieve the grand total of 10 000 (ten thousands) signatures for submission to the president of the country, Cyril Ramaphosa. Let’s tell Ramaphosa #PravinMustGoNow

Please click on the following link to sign the petition: http://chng.it/bGWxxCxN
Sign and tell others.

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

22 January 2019

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225

BLF supports call by Numsa and NUM for Pravin to go

Posted on January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 by Black First Land First

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BLF welcomes the picket action being undertaken today at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Joburg by the National Union of Metal Workers of SA (Numsa) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).

We support without reservation the principled call by Numsa and NUM for Pravin Gordhan to go. We further support their opposition to the privatization of Eskom and their objection to the appointment of the pro white monopoly capital (WMC) Andre de Ruyter as the new CEO of Eskom.

On 13 January, Black First Land First (BLF) launched the ‘Stop Loadshedding! Pravin Gordhan Must Go!‘ petition. We in addition called on Cyril Ramaphosa to bring back the competent and tested South Africans who can end loadshedding again, namely Dr Ben Ngubane; Brain Molefe; and Matshela Koko.

Over 2000 people have signed the petition thus far and the target is 10 000 signatures.

The direct action by Numsa and NUM as well as the campaign currently being conducted by BLF suggests that there is certainly growing national consensus that Pravin Gordhan Must Go for loadshedding to end.

BLF calls on all organizations, interest groups, individuals and other progressive entities to support the call “Pravin Gordhan Must Go”.

You may sign the online petition by BLF via the following link, http://chng.it/bGWxxCxN

Let’s make it clear to Ramaphosa #PravinMustGoNow

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

15 January 2020

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225