2005-11-29,+SA+youth+call+on+government+to+cut+ties+with+Swaziland


 * 28 November 2005**

= YOUTH CALL ON SA GOVERNMENT TO CUT TIES WITH SWAZILAND =

A Youth Solidarity Consultative Conference convened by the Young Communist League of South Africa was held today in Johannesburg and agreed on a minimum programme towards the rendering the Swaziland Monarch ungovernable. The Conference was attended by students, youth and civil society organisations from both South Africa and Swaziland.

The organisations present included COSATU and some of its affiliates, SASCO, SUCA, Swaziland Youth Congress and structures of the Young Communist League here in Gauteng.

The organisations agreed on a programme of pickets culminating into a National Day of Action. The activities will include pickets in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal and Western Cape from the 6—8 December 2005 and a National Day of Action on the 09 December 2005.

A memorandum of Demands will be submitted to the consulates and embassies of Swaziland, which will raise the following issues:


 * **The un-banning of all political parties in Swaziland and the cessation of all intimidations and cessation of hostilities against political leaders and activists.**
 * **The unconditional end of arbitrary arrests, torture and victimization of political leaders, trade unionist and activists.**
 * **An all-inclusive process of constitutional transformation and reforms.**
 * **The abolition of the Tinkundla system and its replacement with a democratically elected parliament.**
 * **The immediate release of political prisoners.**
 * **The removal of banning orders over members of SWAYOCO and PUDEMO.**
 * **The institution of freedom of speech and association.**
 * **Immediate Negotiations with PUDEMO and its related organization.**
 * **Stop eviction of people based on political affiliation.**
 * **Give land for the people.**
 * **Create Jobs for the youth**
 * **Provide Education, Food and Water for the youth.**
 * **Commitment to the fight against HIV/Aids**


 * We will also target the South Africa government and call for cutting of political and economic ties with Swaziland.**

The Swaziland Youth Congress also committed itself to heighten resistance against the Swaziland regime through mass rallies, with the first being on the 10th December to Demand Jobs.

The YCL will be sending a delegation earlier next year to meet with youth organizations in that country to further understand the situation.

It can only be through crises that the Swaziland regime will transform, declared the meeting.

For more information contact Lesley Kwena @ 082 713 5836