Hayibo.com - ANC recall Rasool and Ozinsky, but not as fondly as they recall Luthuli and Sisulu

ANC recall Rasool and Ozinsky, but not as fondly as they recall Luthuli and Sisulu

CAPE TOWN. The ANC's Max Ozinsky and Ebrahim Rasool have reportedly been recalled from their positions in parliament following their ongoing public spat, which has left senior ANC leaders reminiscing about the good old days when toppling governments didn't involve backstabbing and personal agendas.

Commenting on the decision political analyst George Speekas-Korna said the pair were like the sons of a deceased millionaire fighting over the spoils of the estate. "They've been going at each other for years," he said.

"To the extent that they failed to spot ugly stepmother Helen Zille slipping off with the jewels."

On Tuesday the ANC were finally forced to take action when six of the party's remaining 21 Western Cape members resigned in disgust at the media fuelled duel.

"We knew we had to move swiftly and decisively," said ANC spokesperson Maybe Ntshanga.

"That's why we started a rumour that we had recalled the pair."

Asked if the ANC had actually recalled the duo, Ntshanga asked, "Who?"

"Oh wait, yes, I do recall," he said. "Ozinsky and Rasool."

But Ntshanga said if he was going to be asked to play memory games he would rather talk about ANC legends like Walter Sisulu and Albert Luthuli.

"We recall our great Comrades from yesteryear," he said. "With warmth in our heart and a complete lack of understanding at their selflessness and sacrifice."

He said that while the old guard would always be remembered favourably it was not fair to compare today's cadres with those of the past.

"Back then we were fighting for liberation from a cruel and unjust system. Now we fight each other in the corridors of power for a slice of wealth and influence.

"It's like comparing guerilla warfare with trench warfare," he said. "There are different tactics and different soldiers, but neither is more honourable than the other.

"Except in cases where it makes it into the newspapers," he said, "In which case it is obvious who to recall."