20/04/2020
Statement of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) North West.
For Immediate Release
Att: Media, the Constituency and Public in General
20 April 2020
Congress of South African Students North West is saddened and disappointed by the ongoing factional tendencies which always leads to parallels after Conferences. We have noted the attack from the last National Conference of COSAS held at Magaliesburg from 21-23 February 2020, and we are unequivocally condemning this barbaric attacks on delegates because it leads to innocent learners getting physically hurt by hooliganism act.
It is also important to highlight that the National Conference had some challenges which we as a Province are not proud of, but will continue to fight and ensure that what took place does not happen again. Those who come after us cannot inherit a factional and divided COSAS.
Branches of COSAS who attended the National Conference at least managed to calm the situation and Conference proceeded after being tried to be collapsed by element of hooliganism, and we are proud to announce that as COSAS North West we managed to deliver President and three (3) additional members to the united 19th National Executive Committee.
As COSAS North West we also like to distance ourselves from the so called National Task Team (NTT) that appointed itself for their personal interests in the name of South African Students. We also note that scammers called Kagiso Kgabo and Kelebogile Motlhabi for sending themselves not by branches to represent North West in that NTT.
We also appreciate and welcome back Comrade Thabo Moroka to sober COSAS, and also thanking him to see that parallels in the Province compromise us a lot. Tshwarella ka natla Mokone, gonne di kgoga kgogano di busetsa mokgatlho wa baithuti kwa morago.
We also appeal to ANC and ANC Youth League leaders to stop interfering in the politics of COSAS and allow young people to exhaust their own internal politics. We are now requesting the ANC Youth League to thoroughly check the conduct of Cde Thandi Mahambehlala and reprimand her from using her position wrongly by entertaining political battles of COSAS, because this has an element of discouraging learners to join COSAS as they will feel like COSAS is just an organization of by day and by night is controlled by umbrella of PYA.
To that end, we would like to say that the only recognized and legitimate NEC structure of COSAS is led by;
1. President= Thabang Mokoena
2. Deputy President= Caroline Sakiele
3. Secretary General= Teboho Magafane
4. 1st DSG= Scelo Mandlazi
5. 2nd DSG= Xola Booi
6. Treasurer General= Abishel Ntshweng
As COSAS North West we stand and rally behind this 19th NEC, and we want to make it clear that this call of rallying behind them is being made by branches of COSAS in the Province. This is the leadership that we have put our trust in.
We further more call on our regions, branches and sub-branches to physically address anyone who come to our Province with the name of this scam called NTT, our Province is not a playground.
"Even if you dance in the water, your enemies will still accuse you of making dust" ~ African Proverb
ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ACTING PROVINCIAL SECRETARY.
For further information, contact;
Acting Provincial Secretary
Otshepeng Malapane
082 499 9797
