WSF (1998): “PAC leader says ‘ban the trade unions'”
From Workers Solidarity, magazine of the Workers Solidarity Federation, volume 4, number 1, first quarter 1998. Complete PDF is here
The PAC [Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania] is sometimes seen as a radical alternative to ANC.
However, in an interview in The Sowetan, PAC leader Bishop Stanley Mogoba said that South African workers are too lazy. He stated that the way to rebuild the economy and create “normal” conditions is to ban the trade unions for 3 years! Mogoba praised the Asian dictatorships like Singapore: while these countries are not democratic, they are “progressive” and have good “work ethics” !!
Workers! You are not beasts of burden- you are the majority! Who are these politicians to dare talk of banning your fighting unions?! Do not trust the politicians- they are part of the problem!
Reject the politicians! Only the workers can free the workers!
SAASHA 