Cape ANC decries fundraising crisis

[Garyvdh]

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-06-17-c...raising-crisis

Funds being raised for the Western Cape ANC are not making it to the party's coffers, says provincial treasurer Fezile Calana.
Funds being raised for the Western Cape ANC are not making it to the party’s coffers, the Sunday Times reported.
Party provincial treasurer Fezile Calana decried the loss of funds at a general council meeting last weekend.
“You [members] have been raising money on behalf of the ANC, taking cash, [but] it never comes to the party. This includes our leagues,” he said during his financial report.
“This is a dangerous tendency that we consciously must stop, as it reflects [badly] on the organisation, whether it is done by an official or an ordinary member.”
He said it was difficult to raise funds for the branch, as businesses in the Democratic Alliance-led province were shunning the party.
“Normal fundraising has proven to be very difficult in the province because the business community does not see any value in being associated with the ANC or donating to the ANC.”
The branch also owes nearly R2-million to the Cape Town International Convention Centre for hosting its conference last February.
The Mail & Guardian reported on Friday that the party recently had its office furniture attached by the sheriff of the court and its phone line cut for nonpayment of debt.
Yet ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile said the apparent lack of funds would not deter the party from striving to achieve its goal of taking back the province from the Democratic Alliance in 2014.
“Just because our furniture has been attached does not mean the end of the ANC in the Western Cape,” Mjongile told the M&G.
Our Coverage
“We are a resilient party. We have been loaned furniture and computers and our office is up and running.”
Asked whether it could still campaign without its own computers and database, Mjongile said it was all about getting out to the people.
“Campaigning is done at grass roots,” he said. “You can’t campaign just by sitting in an office.”
Mjongile said ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa was going to step in to help the party to settle an outstanding debt of about R1.8-million it owes to the convention centre.

Sucks when the people handling the cash are a bunch of criminals and corrupt individuals!

Now you guys know how we feel about what is happening to our taxes!

[pobox4701]

And guess where Comrade Mathews will get the Money from!!Not the ANC.

[satanboy]

bloody agents

[Ockie]

/points....laughs

hahahaha.....see what it feels like????????????????

SUCKS TO BE YOU!!!!!!

[daveza]

The CTICC are stupid to host an ANC function without every cent paid up-front.

[Ady]

Shamepies.

You know its bad when your cadres are taking from the pot before it gets there.

[Albereth]

Shamepies.

You know its bad when your cadres are taking from the pot before it gets there.

Is Boesak looking after their books?

[Nerfherder]

The CTICC are stupid to host an ANC function without every cent paid up-front.

The CTICC are stupid to host an ANC function.

[Species8472]

Shamepies.

You know its bad when your cadres are taking from the pot before it gets there.

And you know it is really bad when the pot is EMPTY by the time it gets there

[sox63]

"To the victor go the spoils"

I'm pretty sure the DA in the WC is having no such funding issues.

[The_Librarian]

Corruption is hard to stamp out.

[akescpt]

how do run a province when you cant even run your little branch? ridiculous. and they expect people to vote for them? multiply by millions and you will have what will happen to provincial government if these agents should somehow win the WC.

[HideInLight]

Well at least we know now what's gonna happen to the ANC if by some miracle they loose most of their power. They will steal from themselves until they cease to exist.

[evilstebunny]

They will steal from themselves until they cease to exist.

Will? They're already doing it.