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RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION
1:
On the Leadership of HE Prince
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, President of the IFP:
Conference acknowledges that the President HE Prince Mangosuthu
Buthelezi provides KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa with:
· Leadership which embodies the hallowed values of the
struggle for liberation as propounded by its founding fathers.
· Leadership which champions the aspirations of the poorest of
the poor and the powerless, and,
· Leadership which will bequeath to future generations a safe
and prosperous South Africa
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To thank God for blessing KwaZulu-Natal and the entire country
with a leader who is selflessly dedicated to the cause of justice
and freedom for all.
b) To pray that the Almighty may continue to preserve our President
for the sake of our country
RESOLUTION
2:
On the recent Strike
a) Conference notes with concern and shock that even at the darkest
hour of apartheid oppression, never has South Africa witnessed a
protracted a strike as the one that took place recently involving
public sector unions.
b) Conference fully understands the plight of the poorly-paid
government employees who find it almost impossible to meet their
day-to-day needs in the face of escalating cost of living.
c) Conference is however disturbed that the recent strike was
characterized by intimidation, loss of life, damage to property and
that it extremely compromised service delivery, and, had a very
negative impact on the economy of South Africa, and particularly
that of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To applaud Government and Unions for having finally reached a
settlement, which seemed acceptable to both parties.
b) To however warn both government and union leadership that in
future they must avoid posturing and entering into negotiations in
bad faith, so that South Africa shall never see a recurrence of a
similar tragedy.
c) To express our grave concern that the leadership of the unions
failed to instill discipline in their members, which resulted in
incidents of intimidation and other forms of undemocratic and
uncivilized behavior.
d) To call on government to pay serious attention to the question
of the conditions of service of public employees which are not
satisfactory at all.
RESOLUTION
3:
On Disrespectful acts against the State President
Conference notes with consternation that internal power struggles
within the ANC have led to disrespectful and criminal acts such as
the burning of the effigy of the President of South Africa, HE Mr.
Thabo Mbeki and the pelting with stones of the Premier of
KwaZulu-Natal, the Hon. Dr Sbusiso Ndebele.
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To totally condemn those sections of the ANC responsible for such
un-African and uncivilized behavior against HE the President of
South Africa and the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal.
b) To call on the leadership of the opposing camps within the ANC
to ensure that their supporters conduct their campaigns within the
confines of democracy and civility.
c) To applaud the visionary leadership of our President who recently
piloted a Private Member's Bill in the national Parliament, which
calls for, amongst other things, the establishment of the Office of
a ceremonial State President and that of a Prime Minister who will
be Head of Government.
RESOLUTION
4:
On Governance in KwaZulu-Natal
a) Conference acknowledges as a sad reality that service delivery
and good governance in general are almost nonexistent in the
Province of KwaZulu-Natal
b) Further, Conference notes that this very unfortunate situation
places immense challenges on the Inkatha Freedom Party to intensify
its campaign to regain the government of the Province of
KwaZulu-Natal
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To accept with humility the challenge to rescue our Province from
the jaws of confused and partisan leadership of the Government of
the Province of KwaZulu-Natal by the ANC.
b) To therefore call on every member of the IFP to fight for the
preservation of unity within the IFP, to work diligently to ensure
that all structures of the IFP are operating at their maximum
capacity and geared towards recapturing KwaZulu-Natal.
RESOLUTION
5:
On IFP-led Municipalities
Conferences notes the crucial role that is played by Municipalities
as the first line of attack against poverty and underdevelopment,
and, for service delivery and empowerment of our communities
Conference therefore resolves
To urge IFP members who are serving in the various levels within
Municipalities to always keep in mind that the IFP deployed them in
those positions in order to serve and empower our people.
RESOLUTION
6:
On HIV-ANDS and Virginity-Testing
a) Conference notes that the devastation caused by HIV and AIDS
continues to wreak havoc within communities despite awareness
programs spearheaded by government and other organizations.
b) Conference notes also with dismay that despite this reality, the
ANC-led government has decided to take a stand against
community-driven initiates such as virginity-testing
Conference resolves:
a) To express our support and love to all individuals and families
that have been infected and affected by the scourge of HIV-AIDS.
b) To applaud all individuals and organizations that are fighting
relentlessly for the eradication of the HIV-AIDS scourge.
c) To salute all women and the youth who continue to participate in
programs such as virginity-testing which help towards the reduction
of the HIV infections.
d) To call on government to rethink the position it has taken
against virginity-testing and other traditional programs meant to
encourage moral behavior.
e) Further to call on government to pull out all the stops in the
campaign to roll-out ARV's to the victims of AIDS.
f) To renew our call to the youth of KwaZulu-Natal to abstain from
sexual behaviors that are detrimental to their lives and call on all
married men and women to be faithful to their marriage spouses.
RESOLUTION
7:
On Crime and Lawlessness
a) Conference notes with dismay that although South Africa fought
gallantly to liberate herself from apartheid oppression, she now
finds herself imprisoned by crime and lawlessness that negate all
the democratic gains of the struggle.
b) Conference further notes that crime and lawlessness are the
symptoms of a nation that has deviated from its moral and cultural
foundations.
c) Conference is however disturbed that government seems unable to
grasp the gravity of the situation and to gather enough political
will to deal decisively with these threats.
d) Conference is of the view that the threats of crime and
lawlessness call for more than building more prisons, rehabilitation
of prisoners and programs for economic empowerment.
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To call on government to realize that unless it takes very
drastic steps now to deal decisively with crime, South Africa faces
a bleak future
b) To direct the leadership of the IFP to urgently place on their
agenda the question of leading a call for a spiritual, moral and
cultural revolution that must encompass all corners of this Province
and the country.
c) To call on all communities and all sectors of society to
actively join forces in this noble revolution.
d) To urge government to heed this call and join hands with all
peace-loving men and women in the fight against the eradication of
crime, lawlessness and the restoration of the values of ubuntu.
RESOLUTION
8:
On Gender Equity
a) Conference acknowledges that the struggle was for the liberation
of all the oppressed including women.
b) Conference therefore acknowledges with pride the commendable
record of our President who championed the abolition of the Natal
Zulu Code which had discriminated against women and thus channeled
the IFP towards treating both men and women as equal creatures
deserving of equal human rights and opportunities
c) Further, conference supports government efforts towards removing
obstacles which entrenched, and still entrench, the legal
subjugation of women
d) Conference however, acknowledges that more still needs to be done
to fully realize this noble objective
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To condemn all acts which prevent women from realizing their full
potential as citizens of this country.
b) To recommit ourselves to go on struggling until all women realize
complete emancipation in all spheres of South African life.
RESOLUTION
9:
On 2010 Soccer World Cup
a) Conference realizes that the coming 2010 Soccer World Cup has the
potential to help raise the standard of soccer in this country to
international levels as well as to contribute immensely to boosting
the economy of our country.
b) Conference notes however that there is a danger that IFP members
and other individuals not aligned to the ANC may be left out of the
process and finally the benefits that could accrue there from.
Conference therefore resolves
a) To charge all IFP MP's, MPP's who are Members of Sports and
Recreation Parliamentary Portfolios to disseminate information on
the available and potential empowerment opportunities to all IFP
membership and IFP-controlled Municipalities.
b) To call on the Provincial leadership of the IFP to monitor if
this is happening and to ensure that such information filters
through to the branches of the Party.
c) To call on the branches of the Party to deliberate on strategies
to ensure that our members and other communities benefit from the
2010 Soccer World Cup.
RESOLUTION
10:
On Mr. Mncedisi Mkhize who came third in the Comrades Marathon 2007
a) Conference expresses the IFP's profound pride and jubilation that
a local lad Mncedisi Mkhize came third in the recent Comrades
Marathon 2007.
b) Further, conference notes that Mncedisi does not only represent
our Province, but the whole South Africa, in that he was the first
South African to cross the line after the first two athletes from
Russia.
Conference therefore resolves:
a) To salute and honour Mncedisi Mkhize, the resident of this
Province for raising the banner of KwaZulu-Natal and that of South
Africa
b) To encourage the youth of KwaZulu-Natal in general and the youth
of the IFP in particular to accept the challenge that Mncedisi has
thrown to all of us by his exceptional accomplishment which he has
achieved against tremendous odds.
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