Joint statement on the Alliance Summit

11 November 2009

The African National Congress (ANC) and its Alliance partners, the South African Communist Party (SACP), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and the South African National Civic Association (SANCO) will be holding the Alliance Summit this coming weekend, Friday, the 13th to Sunday, the 15th November 2009 at Esselen Park, Ekurhuleni.

The summit will be attended by the ANC National Executive Committee, led by its President, cde Jacob Zuma, the Central Committee of the SACP, led by its General Secretary, cde Blade Nzimande, the Central Executive Committee of COSATU, led by its General Secretary, cde Zwelinzima Vavi, and lastly, SANCO National Executive Committee, led by its President cde Ruth Bhengu.

The ANC President, cde Jacob Zuma, will officially open the summit and be followed by other Alliance leaders who will also make political inputs to set the tone for discussions in the summit.

The summit will discuss amongst others, South African Response to the Global Economic Crisis, National Planning Commission, Comprehensive Rural Development, education, health, energy as well as the fight against crime and corruption.

Furthermore, the summit will deal with the challenges confronting local government and discuss practical means to strengthen this sphere of government.

The summit will also review work that has been done by the various components of the Alliance in implementing its programme of action since the elections of 2009, particularly the five priority areas that are at the epicentre of the Alliance programme of action.

The summit will further deliberate on the historic and strategic nature of the existence of the Alliance and how the current conditions further demands continued strengthening and unity of the Alliance partnership.

At this juncture in our history, the alliance is the only existing political entity that is capable of completing our mission of transforming our society.

All Alliance partners views the unity of the Alliance to be paramount and sacrosanct. It is the responsibility of the ANC as the leader of the Alliance to ensure that the Alliance remains united. But equally it is also the responsibility of the leaders of the other Alliance components to keep the ANC strong so that through the Alliance programme of action, the Alliance is able to lead the country and positively contribute towards a better continent and a better world.

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