Sasco staggers to its 30th anniversary, at the edge of collapse

Celani Sikhakhane

On Friday, Sasco leaders in the Smiso Nkwanyane branch at the Durban Unisa campus, marked the 30th anniversary of the advent of the student organisation – but it wasn’t much of a celebration.

Sasco executive member, Sizwe Luthuli told students who attended the celebration that the organisation has lost its touch with reality due to many mistakes they have made as leaders. 

“We have many challenges which have seen Sasco losing support in many institutions of higher learning to the EFF student command. Even our alliance organisations such as Young Communist league of the SACP and the ANCYL have turned against us. They even contest elections against us in many institutions,” said Luthuli. 

“For many years we have neglected our male members and that is why we have lost support.”

He said they have seen leaders who were not even students being brought in during congresses and getting elected to lead Sasco. 

“Those leaders are always brought in to advance the agenda of some leaders. For years we have found ourselves being led by non-students who don’t care about our needs,” said Luthuli. 

Sanco KZN secretary Lucky Moloi warned Sasco leaders that if they continue with unbecoming behaviour, they will be unable to resuscitate their dwindling support in student politics. 

In recent years Sasco has lost its support from different institutions that have historically made up its stronghold.

This includes the universities of KZN, Wits, Fort Hare, Zululand, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban University of Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, the Free State University and many others including TVET Colleges.

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