Xaba Sbusiso

**Sbusiso Xaba** be de national chairman for Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) from 2019. Dem elect am during de PAC National Congress wey happen for Mangaung, den re-elect am again for 2022 Congress wey take place for Polokwane.

## Early life
Sbusiso attend Thomas More College (South Africa) for 1992.

After dat, he continue ein tertiary education for University of Johannesburg (wey before be Technikon Witwatersrand), where he enter politics through de Pan Africanist Student Movement (PASMA), then later PASO, as student activist.

## Politics

### Background
Sbusiso serve insyd de International Central Committee for de African Socialist International. He don work as member of de National Executive Council plus National Working Committee of de Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), President for de Pan Africanist Youth Congress (PAYCO), den member of Technikon Witwatersrand Student General Council. Ein visionary den innovative leadership help push dem institutions toward de goal of African working class power, wey dem see as de key to end all forms of exploitation, whether for industry or land, and to push forward de struggle for one just society. He still dey mobilise communities into African working class organisations wey dey fight for dem revolutionary goals.

Insyd 2007, as President for PAYCO, Sbusiso travel go Zimbabwe for de Southern Africa Pan African Youth Summit wey happen there.

Still insyd 2007, he serve as interim chairman for de Johannesburg Region inside PAC of Azania, then from 2011 to 2014, he chair de Tshwane Region. All dis happen before dem elect am as Deputy President.

### Student activism
Through student activism under de Student Chapter of de Black Management Forum, Pan Africanist Student Organisation, plus Pan Africanist Student Movement (PASMA) of Azania, Sbusiso get deeply involved for de struggle to bring broad transformation to pedagogy and epistemology inside institutions of learning. Ein aim be to make education system accessible to de African working class, raise de quality of content, support socialist values, and promote African-oriented curriculum.

As part of ein fight for pure, uncontaminated education, he dey lobby Southern African universities plus governments make dem introduce African Studies inside de mainstream education system. He dey also carry responsibility to direct de reparations work under de World Tribunal on Reparations for Africa and African People.

### PAYCO presidency
Sbusiso be elected president of PAYCO insyd 2005

Sbusiso, as president of PAYCO, for de eve of de June 16 commemoration for 2006, call on de den president of de Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, make he create one Youth Ministry wey go get sole mandate to handle youth matters—dis be de official position of PAYCO. Inside dis call, he highlight how youth structures like de New York City and UYF no dey perform well.

As president too, Sbusiso take part for both local plus national discussions. One major issue na de matter of name change, wey de ruling ANC bin dey rename towns plus streets. But for KwaZulu-Natal, ANC say e still early make dem focus on name changes. Sbusiso speak against ANC ein position, claim say e dey South Africans demma responsibility make dem build everlasting monuments of demma heroes through how dem dey name infrastructure, plus say demma true identity for towns plus cities for show through de names.

While he still be PAYCO president, Sbusiso continue show interest for student activism. Most times he involve einself insyd student issues through de Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (PASMA), as he dey comment and dey involve directly from time to time. After dem release de 2006 South African National Matriculation Exam results, Sbusiso talk say e dey important make students dem get taught "insyd de language of demma choice".

Insyd November 11 plus 12, 2006, Sbusiso, as president of PAYCO, attend de African People's Solidarity Day wey happun for Philadelphia, PA. For dis event, Sbusiso be one of de speakers. He start ein presentation by quoting Nigerian leader Nnamdi Azikiwe: “we dey independent for everything, but we no dey neutral for anything.” He talk say for de African struggle, no middle ground dey between liberation and de violence wey imperialists dey impose. He talk say: “We get two options—democracy and terror… democracy no be elections, e no even be de right to talk… democracy be power, democracy be power wey dey lie for de correct hands…”

Sbusiso open ein last Congress as President of PAYCO for 2007 wey happun for Durban, where dem elect PAYCO ein new leadership. For dis congress, under de theme “Mobilizing Youth Power to Build Socialism and African Unity,” he emphasize de need make dem strengthen African working class movement so dem fit take power from imperialist forces by getting involved for all matters wey dey affect Africa and Africans everywhere.

### African Socialist International (ASI)
Sbusiso be member for de International Central Committee of de African Socialist International. As PAYCO president, he host de president of African Socialist International (ASI), Chairman Omali Yeshitela, wey come South Africa for ein tour.

## Oda activities

### Professional memberships
Sbusiso be member for plenti professional bodies like de Southern African Institute of Industrial Engineering, International Council on Systems Engineering, Gauteng Board of Black Management Forum plus Estate Agency Affairs Board.

### Business operations
He dey operate for corporate level inside companies for steel manufacturing, retail plus communication sectors. He dey lead various worker-controlled commercial initiatives wey dey operate for Azania plus Zimbabwe, wey get interest for facility management, property, logistics, risk management, management consultancy plus micro-enterprise finance.

### Community services
Sbusiso serve as member for Community Policing Forum wey dem task am plus community oversight over South African Police Service. Dis one be to stop police corruption, prevent police brutality, make sure say dem dey share resources fair with conscious bias toward working class areas, den fight crimes wey dem dey do against African workers.

Sbusiso still dey involved for long-time campaigns against eviction for various informal settlements plus City of Johannesburg den City of Tshwane.

## Controversies

### De memorandum against de "US retaliatory strikes insyd Afghanistan"
Insyd October 2001, as provincial organiser for PAYCO for Gauteng, "as e lead about 2000 protesters wey gather for Union Buildings for Pretoria, PAYCO provincial organiser Sibusiso Xaba hand de memorandum give Foreign Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa". Dis memorandum bin dey against "US retaliatory strikes for Afghanistan", one of de wars wey America fight under de name of terrorism for Afghanistan.

### "Cost of freedom vs cost of submission"
Inside one document wey dem prepare for TalkZimbabwe under de title *"Cost of freedom vs cost of submission"*, Sbusiso write about freedom plus self-determination of African people. But still na dis same document inside wey e call multinational bodies like United Nations Security Council "imperialist clubs".

Still for dis document, Sbusiso talk say "E dey reach 3,000 years now wey some integrationist African leaders don dey condemn African people enter slavery."

## Education
Sbusiso dey hold de following qualifications:

* MSc: Technology Management (University of Pretoria)
* BSc(Hons): Applied Science (University of Pretoria)
* BTech: Industrial Engineering (University of Johannesburg)
* National Diploma: Industrial Engineering (University of Johannesburg)
* National Technical Certificate (Johannesburg Technical College)

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