2005-11-17,+SACP+Yusuf+Dadoo+District+on+Demarcation+Bill


 * 16 November 2005**


 * Press Statement**

= SACP YUSUF DADOO DISTRICT COMMENTS ON THE BILL – DEMARCATION =

The SACP on behalf of the communities of Merafong notes the passing of the Bill with great concerns.

Our concern, like we have said before, is that the Bill directly opposes the will of the people of Merafong. This was bound to be so because a wrong proposal, which deliberately ignored the views and will of the people, was taken to parliament, against the ruling of the Municipal Demarcation Board that was agreeing with the people of Merafong. Now the parliament of the people disagrees with the people!

The SACP from local to the province will ensure that this Bill does not become an Act in its current form because that will be a direct violation of the democratic views of the people.

We have got full hope and trust on the second round of this process, which will be the NCOP and Provincial Legislatures dealing with concurrences. The community of Merafong will be waiting for the Provincial Portfolio Committees to go to the people to conduct public hearings so that any decision is informed by the realities and aspirations of the people. We can not afford a situation where our government speak and do things opposed to what the people want.

When the people elect the government they do so on the basis of trust and with a hope that their views and grievances will be listened to and be attended to. We therefore hope not to see the recurrence of what we have experienced in the past weeks, where our government speaks and act in direct opposition to the people.

Indeed let us tell no lies and claim no easy victories. There cant be any victory without the people’s victory.

We know that the present government has got capacity to listen to the people. We need to see that in practice.

Our march to Gauteng Provincial Government on Friday, 18 November 2005 will be a further attempt to demonstrate the views and the will of the people that they want to remain in Gauteng province.


 * Contacts:**
 * Nkosiphendule Kolisile**
 * District Secretary**
 * Dr Yusuf Dadoo (West Rand) District**
 * South African Communist Party**
 * 082 939 4035**
 * 011 339 36 21 (work)**

Kaizer Mohau Media Liaison Officer South African Communist Party (SACP) Tel: 011 339 3621/2 Fax: 011 339 4244/6880 Cell: 076 573 7764 Email: kaizer@sacp.org.za Website: [|www.sacp.org.za]