Achmat hails Manto's replacement
Last updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has been axed as minister of health and will be replaced by Barbara Anne Hogan.
Zackie Achmat of the Treatment Action Campaign has described Hogan's appointment as "the best news that South Africa could have had".
He described Hogan as both a good friend and a good person.
Achmat said that not only is she a senior member of the ANC who spent time in prison for her beliefs, she also served on the portfolio committee for finance, from where Achmat says former president Thabo Mbeki had her removed because she raised questions about the arms deal and expressed support for the Treatment Action Campaign.
Regarding Tshabalala-Msimang, Achmat said he hopes she will now withdraw from public health care. "She has brought too much sadness," he said.
Hogan's record
Hogan joined the African National Congress (ANC) shortly after the 1976 Uprisings, when the organisation had been declared illegal and had moved its activities underground.
Her responsibilities in the movement were to mobilise the white political left, participation in public political campaigning and supplying the ANC underground in Botswana with information about trade union and community activity in South Africa.
Hogan was detained in 1982 for "furthering the aims of a banned organisation" and after being interrogated, ill-treated and held in solitary confinement for one year, she was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Hogan was released in 1990 together with other political prisoners, of which Nelson Mandela was one. Upon release, Hogan played a pivotal role in restructuring the ANC in her capacity as secretary of the PWV regional office.
- (Health24, September 2008)
Any replacement will be better. Looks good for the Health sector. Let's hope!
That was part of Thabobs downfall .. he protected a lot of incompetent / crooked people .. even the Zuma he could have swept him out of the way properly if he was decisive .. years ago .. instead he chose to be the diplomat to other countries .. Duh !!
anyhow a few people are betting that the temp pres will maybe just become the permanent pres .. removing the zulu boy spectre ?? whats opinion on that one ??
Geeez! and I was just about ready to come around for the treatment...
It's a good thought Sandy B but I don't see it but there again, nothing suprises me in politics! We've got JZ and the yanks may have Sarah "Dummy" Palin as a possible VP!
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And don't forget about the beer that is now sitting in your fridge!
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Go on you big romantic - you put the other men to shame....... image19
If I didn't know better, I would've said the Alexanders are planing to ....
But we already know, don't we?
In the Argus this afternoon .. seems the temp pres man may well be pipped to carry on till 2014 .. so maybe the zulu boy is thwarted .. they should just offer him a handsome pension and tell him to go back to his numerous wives and play king there . ( maybe they all gang up and beat the shit out of him ?? ) . ( although i do not like Nkosazama Zuma ,, she at least ahd the common sense to divorce the idiot ) I would gladly give some of my tax rand to that fund to just keep him off the political radar ... ape
Have you noticed too that the village idiot Malema has been suspiciously quiet? Perhaps someone has squashed the nasty little bug and told him to shut the f*** up! Now, that will be the real silver lining out of this political circus!
Indeed so .. As said Thabob was just so damm passive , letting things slide in SA while swanning around the world .. protecting the bad eggs , firing some good principled folk , letting others run wild ( as per Malemic mouthed child of kangaman ) and of course the Kangaman himself , like said i would have offered him a package he could not refuse ... maybe we might just see some order return ... I'm sure Thabob was just too baabelas most of the time to see the palace revolt occuring ... a sure result of spending too much time tippling his old buddy with Dr Beetroot ...
Also hope the new man keeps the arms deal thing alive ( its a possibility if he was not part of the stinking mess )
All his lack of interest has caused this leadership vacuum and the current divisions ..
Other interesting one was the magoo bomber ANC darling gone horribly wrong Robert Mc Bride sacked ... about time too !!
Also a hope now that he does not have protection is the shady Mr Selebi ... to face the full music as he should ... ?? lets wait and see ...
@ Florrie maybe somebody has replaced the light at the end of the tunnel albeit a low wattage ??
@ Cherry .. Another comment on the silence of the Malemic mouth Julius ... In any culture ,, My analogy .. the youth are supposed to respect their elders , that is an obvious result if the elders are active , present , have morals and are principled , .... Our scenario here was one of absent parent , corrupt parent , .. so yes in any "family " discipline will crumble and the children will try to take over ... The youth league are supposed to represent the youth , have common sense discipline and interact sensibly with the parent ,, instead we had ranting and demanding out of control "children" ,, and yes most puzzling still is the age of the youth league leadership .. ?? they no longer in their youth or is it an indicator of their level of maturity .. ??
methinks the temp pres is of the old school and yes will demand the respect if he is the principled man he is touted to be ....
So maybe he has told the children to shut up ... ??
I think that the ANC even though they got swept up in the kangaman hype and hysteria ( or too afraid to break ranks and speak their truth ?? ) know deep down that JZ and his rabble of followers are not good for the goose that lays the golden egg ... ??
On the goose that lays the golden egg ... Mr Manuel seems to have made a shrewd move , resigning ... reaction ?? .... Markets went crazy .!!. then saying it was just protocol to resign and offer his services to the new government .. it just shows how confidence in somebody who appears to be very level headed can sway things .. clever power play .. they still want that nice bag of sweeties to feast off no matter what their leanings ,, unless of course they go mad ,think they invincible and lose the plot like our northerly neighbour Mab Bob ...
Unfortunately not all the hotheads (dimwits) have been shut up - we have one at the school who is leader of the ANCYL in WC - Gawd I'd lik eto smack his smug little gob -idiot!
On McBride - yippee! I'm anxiously waiting to see what Barbara Hogan does with Health - methinks some sanity will reign again.
Yup the well intentioned but totally misguided mistakes can maybe be rectified and places like Groote Schuur which despite the damage done still manages to provide a reasonable service .... we await ...
And pray tell how old is the one you mention ?? if over 21 , bitchslap him and tell him to grow up he no longer a youth .. and if a genuine youth tell him to respect his elders .. OR ELSE !! well bitchslap him ...
The bitchslap sounds good anyway! He's probably about 29!! A-hole! Youth my sweet patooty!!!
Cherry In most normal countries Youth organisations are populated and run by youth .. its a prerequisite of belonging .. .. so broach the question politely with the delayed adulthood cretin .. like what you still doing in a youth organisation if you 29 or so .. ?? its a perfectly legitimate question to ask ... or is he trying to ride on some wave or bribe ?? tell him the ever generous with other peoples money Brett Kebble is long dead .. so there nothing in the Kitty for a free Wabenzi or BMW ....
Talking about Barbara Hogan it just came to me ,, my Mom talking about meeting her shortly before she was detained .. Mom was then active at the dependants conference organisation ( for wives and family of Robben Eiland detainees ) situated in same buiding as Black Sash and a few other then very disliked and watched organisations in the old days situated in Long St Mowbray .. she used to tell me how the cops would park a van or car across the road sometimes for days just to try discourage people from going there for help or assistance ... the clicking from bugging phones etc etc ... adventurous times ..
Had one debate with the "youth" - race card gets thrown as soon as there isn't enough brain matter to come back with a response - not worth it.
One heated knitting needle inserted top of eye socket .. Viola !! one lobotomy ... I always engage people like that .. and am fearless of the race card .. heck man when i try to do disciplinary procedure sometimes with scwartze at work I get the race card thrown at me .. well the result is not pleasant .. they see a monster with hackles appear .. and well back down .. My anger and steely look in that condition inherited from my Mum are awful to behold ..
Another good tactic .. the old one of keeping you enemies close .. draw him near ,, get him to trust you .. then subtly work on his mind , you more than articulate enough .. when he in comfort zone then subtly do the same thing .. like they do in surveys they ask the same questions but in a differeint way .. ( tricky buggers hey ? ) then cut him down to size and express your disapointment .. a good tactic i have used before in the game of survival in vipers nest situations ...