Draft Programme for the 2nd Special National Congress

Draft Programme for the 2nd Special National Congress, 10 – 13 December 2009, Univeristy of Limpopo, Turfloop

All sessions in bold are closed sessions: 10 December 2009

Day One, December 09, 2009

ITEM	TIME	WHO
1. Arrival, Registration and allocation of rooms	09h00 – 17h00	Head Office Staff; Provincial Staff and Volunteers
2. Press Briefing	14H00 – 15H00	SACP Officials, Media Room, R40
3. Special Central Committee Meeting	17h00 – 22h00	Central Committee Members, R 40

Day Two, December 10, 2009

Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Gwede Mantashe, National Chairperson

1. Delegates Take Seats	08h30-09h00	All
2. Singing of Internationale and Nkosi Sikel’ iAfrica	09h00-09h10	All Delegates led by POPCRU Choir
3. SACP Heroes and Heroines Tributes	09h10-09h30	Comrade John Nkadimeng - SACP Stalwart
4. Official Opening and Welcoming remarks of the SACP National Special Congress	09h30-09h50	National Chairperson – Comrade Gwede Mantashe
5. Welcoming Remarks by the SACP Provincial Secretary	09h50-10h00	Provincial Secretary – Comrade Soviet Lekganyane
6. Presentation and Adoption of the Congress Rules and Procedures	10h00-10h20	Comrade Joyce Moloi-Moropa & Plenary Session
7. Presentation of the Congress Credentials Report	10h20-10h30	Comrade Jeremy Cronin – Deputy General Secretary
8. Adoption of the Congress Credentials	10h30-10h40	Plenary Session
9. Introduction of Guests and Acknowledgements of Solidarity messages	10h40-11h00	Comrade Lindelwa Dunjwa – Member of the 12th Congress Central Committee and Politburo
10. Address by the Premier of Limpopo Province	11h00-11h30	Comrade Cassel Mathale - Premier of Limpopo Province
11. Presentation of the Mid-Term Political Report of the 12th Congress Central Committee	11h30-13h30	Comrade Blade Nzimande – General Secretary
12. LUNCH	13h00-14h00	All
13. Discussions on the Political Report	14h00-17h00	All Delegates
14. Announcements (i) Meeting of the Congress Resolutions Committee	17h00-17h05	Comrade Solly Mapaila – Member of the 12th Congress Central Committee and Politburo
15. International Programme Outline	17h05– 17h15	Comrade Chris Matlako – Member of the 12th Congress Central Committee and Politburo
16. Plenary Session Adjourns	17h15	All
17. Supper	17h30 – 18h30	All
18. International Evening – several videos screening (i) Video Showing – Venuzuela (ii) Cuba – The African Odyssey (iii) Swaziland – Without a King (iv) Western Sahara (v) Southern Cameroon – The making of a lesser man (vi) Palestine (vii) Zimbabwe (viii) The Life and Times of Chris Thembisile Hani (ix) Against Imperialism	18h30-20h00	All

Day three, December 11, 2009

Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Joyce Moloi-Moropa – National Deputy Chairperson

CLOSED SESSION
1. Address and Message of Solidarity from COSATU	09h00-09h30	General Secretary – Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi
2. Presentation of the Awards: a. Chris Hani Peace Award b. Dora Tamana Award	09h30 - 10h10	Comrade Blade Nzimande – General Secretary
3. Message from the Young Communist League	10h10 – 10h30	Comrade Buti Manamela – National Secertary
4. Messages of Solidarity	10h30 – 11h30	Communist Part of Cuba, Communist Party Of China, African Left Network
5. Presentation of the Financial Report	11h30 – 12h00	Comrade Phumullo Masualle – National Treasurer
6. Discussions of the Financial Report	12h00 – 13h00	All
7. LUNCH	13h00-14h00
8. Presentation on the State of the Organizational Report	14h00-15h00	Comrade Jeremy Cronin - Deputy General Secretary
9. Discussions	15h00-16h30	All Delegates
10. Outline of the first set of Commissions	16h30 -16h40	Comrade Solly Mapaila – Member of the 12th Congress Central Committee
11. All Commissions in sessions (i) Party Building Commission (ii) Finance and Fundraising Commission (iii) Gender and Social Equity Commission (iv) Economic Transformation Commission (v) International Affairs and Relations Commission (vi) Social Transformation Commission (vii) Constitutional Review Commission	16h40-19h00	All Delegates
12. Announcements (i) Meeting of the Congress Resolutions Committee	19h00-19h05	Rapporteurs and Resolutions Committee Meeting
13. Supper	19h05-20h00	All
14. International Evening (i) Video Viewing – Venezuela (ii) World Social Forum	20h00-22h00	All Delegates

Day Four: December 12, 2009

Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Gwede Mantashe – National Chairperson

1. Commissions Continues	09h00-13h00	All
2. LUNCH	13h00-14h00	All
3. Commission Reports and Adoption of Resolutions	14h00-15h00	Rapporteurs and Plenary Session
4. Address and Message of Solidarity from the ANC	15h00-17h00	Comrade Jacob Zuma, President of the Africn National Congress
5. Cultural and Social Evening 5.1 SACP Heroes and Heroines Tributes. 5.2 SACP Awards Ceremony 5.3 SACP Gala Dinner(Bolivia Conference & Lodge)	18h00-22h00	All

Media Briefing by SACP Officials, 12H00, Media Room – R40

Day Five: December 13, 2009

Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Joyce Moloi-Moropa – National Deputy Chairperson

1. Adoption of Resolutions Continues	09h00-10h00	Plenary Session
2. Presentation of the Congress Declaration	10h00-10h20	Deputy General Secretary, Comrade Jeremy Cronin
3. Closing Address of the 02nd Special National Congress	10h20-10h40	General Secretary, Comrade Blade Nzimande
4. Vote of Thanks	10h40-10h45	Comrade Crosby Moni – Member of the 12th Congress Central Committee
5. Singing of the Internationale	10h45-10h50	All
6. SACP 02nd Special National Congress Adjourns	10h50
7. Report Back Rally at the Oscar Mpetha Stadium	12H30– 14H00	All

Media briefing by SACP Officials, 11H00 – 12H15, Media Room – R 40

SACP

South African Communist Party