10 October 2003
The General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Blade Nzimande, will address the 2003 Annual General Meeting of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce (NAFCOC) taking place this weekend.
Nzimande will address the AGM from 13h30 today as part of a panel on the topic of "The poor: from dependence to self-reliance". Other panelists will be:
"Business cannot work without taking into account the concerns and interests of poor and working people. The working class has to struggle and be strategic in order to win its leadership role in our country including leading, directing and disciplining private capital to play its role in our country's economic development.", said Blade Nzimande.
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Department of Media, Information and Publicity
South African Communist Party
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