09/05/2021
Date: Sunday, 09 May 2021
From: Mr Siyabonga M Sgudla,
Interim President of the South African Learners Command
Addressed to: Founding President of the SALC,
Members of the Board of Governance,
Members of Provincial Task Teams,
Members of Regional Task Teams
Members of Branch Executive Committees/Branch Interim Leaderships,
Groundforces of the SALC.
Re: Appointment of the Interim Board of Governance.
Greetings of the Revolution
It is with great revolutionary spirit that I today announce the composition of the Board of Governance of the SALC, which shall lead the organisation towards a National conference. I have spent the past 9 days consolidating this composition of this BOG, so as to ensure that the following is met:
• Geographic representation of Provinces in the BOG
• A majority of BOG members are female
• There is representation of the LGBTQIA+ community in the BOG
• There is a generational mix in the BOG
• Learner members of the SALC form part of the BOG
Indeed, the composition of the Interim Board of Governance meets these criteria. There has always been a need for the SALC to function in accordance with its mandate, which is why this BOG consists of not 23 members but 25 members who will tirelessly work towards the growth of the Organisation and ensure that the SALC infiltrates the Fundamental bodies of decision making in the Basic Education Sector, so as to fight for the provision of Free, Quality, Well-Resourced and Decolonised Basic Education.
Members of the BOG are to take note and internalise the following Aims and Objectives of the SALC, which are:
To fight for the introduction of scholars transport in all public schools.
To fight for the appreciation of African languages in the curriculum.
To fight for free sanitary pads to be available in all public schools.
To fight for the provision of school uniforms in all public schools and other material support.
To do career exhibitions and motivational tours.
To fight for paperless classrooms.
To put pressure on the government to create more hand on jobs for learners who finish school but can't further their tertiary education.
To fight for easy access to higher education for learners who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To fight for the introduction of sign language as a compulsory subject in public schools.
To fight against institutionalized racism and discrimination in S.A schools.
Members of the BOG are to take note that they are:
To be loyal to the SALC.
To observe and respect the Policies, Resolutions, Decisions of congresses, Board of governance, all constitutional structures and the Rules and Regulations of the SALC.
To constantly and continuously strive to raise the level of their own political consciousness and understanding of SALC Policies, Resolutions, Rules and Regulations.
To strengthen, promote and defend the SALC and to popularise its politics, policies and programs.
To conduct themselves honestly and in an honourable manner in dealing with the SALC and the broader public and not to bring the SALC into disrepute or ridicule.
To put the interests of the SALC above any other political considerations or personal ambitions.
Members of the Board of Governance are to take note and internalise the following:
The ideological principle of the SALC is the fundamental and crucial factor in the interaction between the SALC and the larger material world. It is the lifeblood of the organisation and should be at the heart of every member’s activity and duties. The life of the SALC and hence that of the revolution compels a very high level of commitment from each member which in turn shall be guided by the struggle to develop, grasp and apply our ideological principle and through that process sharpen it.
In refining and carrying out the ideological principle, the SALC acts as a collective. Every member’s actions in any given situation can make a huge difference positive or negative. At the same time, the organisation is expected to enable its members to pull together so as to understand why it is necessary to struggle for and achieve our strategic goal of FREE, QUALITY AND DECOLONISED BASIC EDUCATION.
Members are expected to channel their insights and initiative into a collective process and this in turn enables a more comprehensive analysis of reality, and a much more meaningful mobilisation of the learners to transform that reality. This is way beyond what any single individual acting alone, or even a loose affiliation of individuals could ever achieve.
Inside the SALC, members are expected to thrash out their differences, be faithful to the revolutionary ideas of the organisation through good and bad times and through this whole process to protect each other. In this way we express our revolutionary outlook and collectively while at the same time boosting the morale of the membership.
Also inside the SALC there should always be much collective discussion and struggle over ideas of what is to be done, over right and wrong ideas in the development of the revolutionary line and practice to which all members are expected to contribute; this is the life blood of the organisation.
But against the ideological enemies of the FIGHT FOR FREE QUALITY AND DECOLONISED BASIC EDUCATION we close our ranks as a collective forming an iron wall of unity and allegiance to the revolution and hence making it impossible for them to break our ranks. Learning or education is an active process that requires members to self-develop and seek clarity where they don’t understand or feel confused.
Finally, the ideological development of each member is a revolutionary responsibility of all engaged in struggle.
Taking note of the aforesaid, the Interim Board of Governance shall comprise of the following members
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• Comrade Asisipho Phungula, from KwaZulu-Natal Province shall assume the responsibility of Deputy President of the SALC
• Comrade Phutego Ngoepe from the Limpopo Province shall assume the responsibility of being Central Chairperson
• The Regional Convenor of Gauteng North Region, Comrade Vuyo Kubheka shall assume the responsibility of Secretary-General of the SALC
• The Provincial Deputy Convenor of the North West Province, Comrade Bontle Afrika shall assume the responsibility of Deputy Secretary General
• Comrade Evans Mabato from the Limpopo Province shall assume the responsibility of Treasurer General.
• Comrade Thabang Ranamane from the Gauteng Province shall assume the responsibility of being Head of Academic and Curriculum Development.
• The North West Provincial Spokesperson, Comrade Luthando Dada shall now be the National Spokesperson of the SALC and shall therefore be Head of Communications and Media.
• Comrade Thandi Maziya, from the KwaZulu-Natal Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Disciplinary Affairs.
• Comrade Katlego Phaleng, from the Limpopo Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Financial Administration.
• Comrade Lesego Mothabeng, from the North West Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Fundraising
• The North West Provincial Task Team Member, Comrade Zanele Msibi, shall assume the responsibility of Head of Gender Struggles
• Comrade Sindi Yeni, from the KwaZulu-Natal Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Human Rights and Legislative Transformation
• Comrade Salome Phiri, from the Gauteng Province shall be the Head of International Relations
• Comrade Londiwe Tembe, from the KwaZulu-Natal Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Interstructural Cooperation
• The Former Nkangala Regional Finance Coordinator, Comrade Zinhle Skosana, from the Mpumalanga Province shall now be Head of Learners’ Services
• The Nkangala Regional Spokesperson, Comrade Lebogang Mboweni, from the Mpumalanga Province shall now be Head of Organisational Administration
• Comrade Vuyiswa Mthembu, from the Gauteng Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Comrade Nthabiseng Makgato, from the Limpopo Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Political Education
• The Regional Convenor of Bojanala Region in the North West Province, Comrade Thapelo Mogotsi, shall assume the responsibility of Head of Project Coordination.
• Comrade Serumula Maletelo, from the Limpopo Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of Research and Policy Development
• Comrade Sfundo Phakathi, from the KwaZulu-Natal Province shall assume the responsibility of Head of School Safety and Security
• The former Nkangala Regional Deputy Convenor in the Mpumalanga Province, Comrade Lehlohonolo Nkosi, shall assume the responsibility of Head of Social Transformationn
• The Nkangala Regional Head of Stakeholder Relations from the Mpumalanga Province, Comrade Hlengiwe Mbuli shall now be the Head of Sports, Arts and Culture
• Comrade Mathapelo Maganedisha, from the Gauteng Province shall now be Head of Stakeholder Relations.
These appointments will take effect immediately and members of this Board of Governance who are members of lower structures shall henceforth cease to be members of those lower structures. The Newly appointed National Officials, namely myself, the Deputy President, the Central Chairperson, the Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and the Treasurer General will meet within the next 14 days to pave the way forward to the first Interim BOG meeting.
I urge all members of the BOG to rally behind this Interim BOG so as to assist in the growth of the SALC. There is now room for divisions in the SALC we shall therefore all move in unity and love for one another towards Free, Quality, Well-Resourced and Decolonised Basic Education.
The BOG may be the highest decision making body in between conferences but the SALC is not the BOG and the BOG is not the SALC, but the SALC is all the members of the SALC.
The SALC is the marginalised black learners at Mkhanyo Primary School.
The SALC is the deaf and blind children who do not have schools that accommodate them near their places of residence.
The SALC is the girl child who cannot go to school on certain days every month due to the fact that she cannot afford sanitary pads.
The SALC is the Black learner at Brackenfell High School, who is continuously subjected to racism.
The SALC is the LGBTQIA+ learners who cannot freely express themselves because the Basic Education System hates them.
The SALC is the learners at Vaal Reefs Technical High School that are expected to pay for Basic Education.
The SALC is all African learners taught to hate their African Hair.
The SALC is the children sitting in our streets using illegal substances because the system has failed them.
The South African Learners Command is all those who believe in and are striving for Free, Quality, Well-Resourced and Decolonised Basic Education. Let us hit the ground running and be the Vanguard Movement that the learners of this Country need. Let us strive towards the realization of Generational Mission. Hasta la Victoria Siempre!
Revolutionary Greetings.
Mr SM Sgudla
Interim President
