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Table of Content 1. Resolutions on Organisational Development 2. Resolutions on Economic Transformation for Economic Freedom in our Lifetime 3. Resolutions on Local Government and Local Government Elections 4. Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly on Social Development 5. Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly on Health and Education 6. Resolutions of Justices and Correctional Services 7. Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly on Media and Battle of Ideas 8. Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly on Land and Agrarian Resolutions 9. Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly Fundraising 10. Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly on International Relations and Solidarity 11. EFF Constitution as amended and adopted by the 1st National People’s Assembly 12. Declaration of the First National People’s Assembly 13. 1st NPA Closing Remarks by the President CIC Julius Sello Malema Page 1 of 64 Economic Freedom Fighters 1ST National People’s Assembly Resolutions: People’s Power for Economic Freedom 1. EFF Elected National Leadership_____ First National Assembly Elected Leadership Top Six Officials Deputy President: President and Commander in Chief: Floyd Nyiko Shivambu Julius Sello Malema Secretary General: Deputy Secretary: Godrich Ahmed Gardee Hlengiwe Hlophe-Maxon Treasurer: Magdeline Moonsammy National Chairperson: Dali Mpofu Page 2 of 64 Economic Freedom Fighters 1ST National People’s Assembly Resolutions: People’s Power for Economic Freedom Elected additional CCT members ADDITIONAL MEMBERS INCLUDING TOP SIX (FULL COMPLIMET CCT) 1. President and Commander in Chief : 20. Leighn-Ann Mathys Julius Sello Malema 21. Dumisani Ngcongwane 2. Deputy President: Floyd Nyiko 22. Dr Suzan Thembekwayo Shivambu 23. Vuyokazi Ketabahle 3. Secretary General: Godrich Ahmed 24. Vuyokazi Ketabahle Gardee 25. Mlungisi Rapolile 4. Deputy Secretary: Hlengiwe Hlophe- 26. Thembinkosi Rawula Maxon 27. Mathapelo Siwisa 5. Treasurer: Magdeline Moonsammy 28. Makhosini Mkhonza 6. National Chairperson: Dali Mpofu 29. Portia Malefane 7. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi 30. Thembi Msane 8. Shirley Mokgotho 31. Nazier Paulsen 9. Rodger Xalisa 32. Deisile Ngwenya 10. Nkagisang Mokgosi 33. Reneiloe Mashabela 11. Phumza Ntobongwane 34. Mabatho Mokause 12. Tseko Mafanya 35. Tebogo Mokwele 13. Ciliesta Motsepe 36. Jabavu Sebolai 14. Marshall Dlamini 37. Sam Matiase 15. Lerato Duba 38. Veronica Mente 16. Fana Mokoena 39. Lawrance Motsetela 17. Mbatha Sipho 40. Dr Younis Vawda 18. Natasha Louw 41. Dr Hlaiseka 19. Tilivhali Mulaudzi Page 3 of 64 Economic Freedom Fighters 1ST National People’s Assembly Resolutions: People’s Power for Economic Freedom 4. The organisation was able to recruit 527 343 members on record since its Organisational Development inception 26 July 2013-December 2014.This is not a Resolutions of the First National People’s Assembly on Organisational 5. Our membership data capturing Development system, card processing and card delivery procedure are not in good shape for they make people to stay long waiting for their cards. And this Noting that requires a prompt and 1. In less than two years since comprehensive intervention, so establishment EFF was able to do that the system must be seriously tremendous progress both in the overhauled which will bring public domain discourse and efficiency and reliable membership internally as an organisation faced system. with a task to build organisational capacity, which is an ongoing 6. Massive membership recruitment at process. branch level was done vigorously towards launching preparation of 2. The EFF contested 2014 National assemblies. However most of the Elections without launched membership forms were not availed structures nonetheless it was able to to the national audit team because reach each and every corner of branches wanted to quorate and to South Africa with its message of pass audit on basis of 100 members’ hope, economic freedom in our life status. Most branches with time, and had made inroads in all membership exceeding 300 only wards across the country. Without submitted 100 members in order to organisational capacity and strength reach the constitutional and to match the existing political guidelines requirements. formations and without resources and proven historical record in 7. Almost all branches were not governance and political leadership, inducted on the organisational the EFF partook in the 2014 general values after they launched and this elections and recorded what was impacted negatively on branches’ largely interpreted as success for a capacity and the ability to develop new political party their programme of action. This nearly opened a political vacuum to 3. EFF contested 2014 National anarchist and element of political Elections without sufficient opportunism. resources, however it was able to get 6, 25% of the national vote, which is 8. As Lenin noted that, “Without a translated into 25 seats in the strong organisation skilled in waging National Assembly. At the National political struggle under all Council of Provinces we have 6 circumstances and at all times, there seats and 30 seats combined in all can be no question of that Provincial Legislatures. systematic plan of action, illumined by firm principles and steadfastly Page 4 of 64 Economic Freedom Fighters 1ST National People’s Assembly Resolutions: People’s Power for Economic Freedom carried out, which alone is worthy of 12. As we are heading towards 2016 the name of tactics”. local government election and 2019 take over it is imperative for EFF to 9. The 1st National People’s Assembly safeguarding EFF character and also completes the ongoing process values which is critical in current of democratisation of the Economic conjecture. Freedom Fighters as a revolutionary democratic movement and organisation fighting for leadership role of all economic freedom struggles in South Africa and the Therefore the 1st NPA resolves entire African continent. that: Democratic participation and 13. The Youth Command structure be involvement is vital for any included in the EFF constitution organisation to sustain itself and for and be established. the leadership to be held 14. The EFF Youth Command shall be accountable within the principles of the youth wing of the Economic the organisation. Democracy is vital Freedom Fighters which organises in that no single individual has the youth people under the banner of complete prescriptions of what Economic Freedom in our Lifetime should happen. and primarily guided by the EFF’s constitution, policies and resolutions. 10. The EFF’s achievement is however 15. The Youth Command shall be far below what majority of the autonomous, yet integral part of the members and leaders of the EFF EFF, in that it shall have its own anticipated, but largely reflected the constitution, programs, activities and amount of organisational and campaigns and be a legal persona political work done in various 16. The membership of the EFF Youth regions and provinces. Command shall be open to young people between the ages of 14 and 35. 17. Its main objective shall be to rally 11. The question of the quality of young people behind the vision of leadership at all levels of our economic freedom in our lifetime. Movement and its structures should 18. It must champion, defend and at the centre of any discussion on advocate for the rights, interest and building the organisation. This is aspirations of young people crucial in the sense that we cannot 19. It will serve as a political breeding have a strong, radical and militant ground for the young people of the activist movement that can ‘lead and EFF guide the struggle for economic 20. It shall organize the young freedom in our lifetime’ without a intelligentsia in the institutions of strong and quality leadership cores higher learning, professionals, at all levels. The leadership cores employed and unemployed youth in which is able to wear all storms and townships, villages, suburbs and continue to lead the struggle for informal settlements and, economic freedom in our lifetime. everywhere else where young people are found Page 5 of 64 Economic Freedom Fighters 1ST National People’s Assembly Resolutions: People’s Power for Economic Freedom 21. The CCT should develop process 29. We must sustain the EFF birthday for this structure to be established. and continuously use it to campaign and to popularise 26 July 22. Resolve on the Women’s Revolutionary movement within our Command situation as we mobilise the broader society. 30. The 1st NPA resolved that in our campaigns there must be visibility of 23. The Women’s Command structure EFF t-shirts, however, that would be included in the EFF constitution be determined by the availability of and be established. resources. 31. Branch, regional and provincial 24. The EFF Women Command shall organisers should capacitated with be the women’s wing of the the organising and campaigning Economic Freedom Fighters which skills. organises women under the banner of Economic Freedom in our IDEOLOGICAL TRAINING Lifetime and primarily guided by the AND POLITICAL EFF’s constitution, policies and EDUCATION resolutions. 32. The First National Assembly has resolved that political education and 25. The Women’s Command shall be ideology training should be given a autonomous, yet integral part of the priority and be castigated from EFF, in that it shall have its own branches up to CCT level. constitution, programs, activities and campaigns and be a legal persona. 33. Cadre development programme for fighters, should be done 26. Every woman who is 18 years and systematically, with a core focus on above can be a member of the our ideologically orientation as Women’s Command. prescribed in the Founding Manifesto, Constitution, 27. Its main objective is to raise the organisational human capital political consciousness of women development and capacity building. into understanding that patriarchy is a societal ill and to this end must 34. Extensive branch induction to be organize and mobilize women done continuously to elected and the collectively with men if needs be, general membership.

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