The Spark

Revolutionary salutations to all the readers of this contemporary revolutionary Socialist blog which is the voice of the students and workers. This is an excerpt from the upcoming pamphlet titled  On Neoliberalism & United Front Politics: Towards a progressive United Front Against Neoliberalism ,  which seeks to serve as an ideological input of this revolutionary blog for the upcoming 3rd National People's Assembly of the EFF. As The Spark and our sister blog The Radical Opinion in conjunction with the Bolshevik-Leninist Reading Club we will proudly release a pamphlet authored by the Co-Founder, Co-Editor, and Co-Curator of the Bolshevik-Leninist Reading club, Cde Lindokuhle Mponco. This pamphlet will be released digitally for free in the spirit of rapidly spreading the ideas of Marxist ideology, with a physical copy to be released should there be a demand. The physical copy will have additional chapters and reflections from other like-minded writers and Marxist thinkers ...

 Introduction As we head into the 3rd National People's Assembly we are confronted with the reality of rebuilding, advancing, and defending the struggle for economic freedom in our lifetime. With that being the reality that confronts our July 26 Movement, we have no option but to promote, campaign, and lobby for political ideas and leaders who will be constructive in the quest to achieve such. In the political vacuum of silence that is gripping the province of the Eastern Cape due to the silence of the PCT, and seeing other Provincial leaders making pronouncements of their preferred candidates, we have no option but to provide revolutionary guidance and make it clear and sundry to all members and the public which ideas we support and who we see best fit to ascend to the Central Command Team. This article will explore the current challenges and answer the revolutionary question of what is to be done?   We need Bolsheviks! When the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party ...

  The concrete analysis: on the formation of the EFF Youth Command MAB Shongwe   Introduction. On the 10 th of October 2024, the President and Commander in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), together with the officials addressed a media briefing on the upcoming 3 rd National People’s Assembly (3 rd NPA) and other domestic and international politics. In relation to the 3 rd NPA, the core objective of the presser was to present the core messages carried by the various discussion documents. The discussion documents seek to facilitate, guide, and coordinate discussions outside and inside the conference, as conferences of the EFF are not only about electing new leadership but reflecting on the party, evaluate its leadership and its work of the last five years, thereafter, give mandate of the next five years to the organisation and the leadership that will emerge. Speaking on the core message carried by the document on organisational character and redesign...

Introduction The life of an organisation depends on a culture which develops along the behaviours or conduct of its membership. It is merely not enough to have a revolutionary founding manifesto without vigorous training of the membership on the party line. The mistakes that arise from a lack of cadre development have led to the collapse of many revolutionary movements.  On Infiltration & Bourgeois Co-option One of the major challenges of building a revolutionary movement within a bourgeois political system is the high possibility of infiltration that can lead to the co-option of the leadership. The trappings of this system first present themselves when the party has to deploy members to the various Legislatures. We have to bear in mind that our democracy is a product of secret dealings between the white billionaire class and leaders of the former liberation movement. Essentially this means that at the base of our political system is the creation of a comprador class by big bus...

  Introduction The EFFSC in the University of Fort Hare attained a majority in the SRC on the 18th of October 2023. In that intervening period, there have been memorable wins which will go down as longstanding and memorable wins given the nature of challenges. We have never strayed from the revolutionary path even though we are revolutionary enough to admit that mistakes were made along the way. A truly revolutionary party is a party that can make mistakes, is not afraid of making mistakes, and acknowledges when it makes a mistake. Our journey has been such a journey, however, the EFFSC Led-SRC has demonstrated that it has the power to not only correct its mistakes, but to correct them flawlessly. This article will delve deeper into some of the victories that the EFFSC Led-SRC has notched up in its tenure as a majority in the SRC institutionally.    The Victories: Hall of Fame   1. #VOETSEKNORRACO   The termination of the Direct Payment System (DPS...

  Introduction The EFFSC gained majority status in the SRC of the University of Fort Hare on the 18th of October after a decisive victory against Neoliberal forces by successfully presenting a plan, and a programme that espoused the radical demands of the student populace. The EFFSC set out on a path of ensuring there is a tangible programme of infrastructure development, increase in bursaries and scholarships to curb the growing unfunded character of our student populace, increase in the enrolment rate of the institution as epitomised by the spirit of  Sizofunda Ngenkani campaign , termination of the services of Norraco, removal of Blade Nzimande, creating a credible system of ensuring bed capacity increases while opening the room for deviations where practical impossibility exists, increasing standards and living conditions, increased investment in sports & recreational development, resolving the transport crisis and making strategic headway in increasing the fleet, fo...