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Mandela writes
Where others waver, the youth league shall soldier on....
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A disturbing development occupies my mind as I write this post, the first post after several weeks of absence. A period during which we in the Namibian Youth Development sector, lost our dear fiend and compatriot Chris Hawala suddenly and tragically.

I have over the last few weeks been aware in the back fissures of my mind that there is a growing insolence both in the SWAPO Party, media and others for the SWAPO Party Youth league, its leadership and its opinions. I have now come to see, that not only is this festering thought real, but I have seen indications that there are those who seem to be willing to use all manner and means to make known their disdain for the SWAPO Party Youth league.

It now seems that the issue that is at the root of this rancorous backlash is preeminently the Zimbabwe crisis. It is totally acceptable that in the course of a debate, that we influence and synthesize each other views, it is also acceptable that we dissect the opinions of others and often expose the fault lines in such arguments, it is even occasionally suitable to differ strongly and publicly where such differences are acute, but what is certainly not tenable is for foreign Ambassadors to our country to determine the views of the countries leadership on its young people. It is very disturbing that some in the top echelons of our countries leadership are developing an aversion for the Youth league its leaders and opinions, based solely on the positions they hold on certain issues.

If anything this reaction is the antithesis of liberal democracy which seems to be the growing mantra amongst those who lead our party and country, SWAPO party despite it clear oscillation towards scientific socialism and Panafricansim, in its party constitution seems to be in practice a broad church, similar to what the ANC likes to profess of itself. It seems to me that the vagueness outside the parties’ constitution and political program is the cause of the hyper myopia, identity crisis and allergy that some have for the written and expressed ideological positions of the Party, which the youth league seeks to defend. The Youth league has said and done nothing outside of this framework, thus this undeclared war on the league and its leaders seems have a deeper and more sinister genesis than seems apparent.

July 21, 2008 | 12:17 PM Comments  0 comments

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