* AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS YOUTH LEAGUE* *ISANDLWANA BRANCH (WARD 76)*
* * * * *OFFICE OF THE BRANCH CO-ORDINATOR* * * * 072-315-9872/ e-mail:[email protected]* * “Defending the revolution, building new cadres through deepening debates”* *Isandlwane branch media statement* The ANC YOUTH LEAGUE branch CONGRESS took place yesterday the 14th of April 2011 here AT Thusong Youth Centre starting at 6:30 until 21:00.The meeting elected the leadership collective led by myself (George Mgoboli)). We also agreed that we need to put more effort in the Local Government Elections Campaign to make sure that young people comes out in numbers and vote for ANC on the 18th May., We, the (Isandlwane branch) of the ANCYL in Alexandra, being the youth league of the African National Congress (ANC) & consistent with its strategic objective would like to reaffirm our commitment to the struggle for the liberation of the black people in general and the African majority in particular. This, we acknowledge inherently brings upon a responsibility of ensuring that the noble and the legitimate struggles of the ANC and the subsequent gains post 1994 are defended and sustained at all costs. Defending and strengthening the democratic breakthrough requires a particular kind of the ANC, an ANC: · that remains entrenched in the society · that provide a platform for all those that associate with its strategic vision (Freedom Charter) to engage with its programmes with a view to benefits all. · That has the capacity and the integrity to lead society towards the realisation of its strategic vision. Having said this, it then requires a particular kind of organisational capacity and discipline to ensure that the ANC as defined above is realised. This ANC is not complete without its Leagues, it then becomes obvious that the leagues of the ANC (particularly the ANCYL in this instance) need to position itself consistent with its strategic role, that of making sure that the ANC remains vibrant and relevant in its task of leading society. Therefore the historical mandate of the ANCYL was and still remains the mobilisation and organising or all young people behind a united, non racial, non sexist, democratic and a prosperous vision. This it has always done and must continue to do through building a cadre ship that understand the discipline and the mandate of the ANC. It must also be ANCYL that understands its strategic relationship with the ANC, that, whilst robustly it continues to engage with ANC through organisational structures and protocols, it will defend the ANC, its policies and its programmes against those who seek to manipulate these for their selfish interest. As a branch, having been part of the programmes of the ANCYL since the 2008 conference in Bloemfontein, the level of organisational discipline never improved from that experience. The current NEC of the ANCYL never created a platform to objectively engage with issues that confronts young people broadly but rather focused on issues aimed at advancing narrow selfish interest and trying to legitimise those using the Freedom Charter / Empowerment as the basis for those arguments. Since we have elected the leadership, the BEC have also agreed that we must immediately contact the regional office in relation to the discussion documents so that we go the congress with a full POLITICAL mandate and not as voting cows It is on those bases (amongst others) that as the Isandlwane branch we call upon a change of leadership in the ANCYL NEC and bring upon the leadership collective led by Cde Lebohang Maile. We firmly believe under his leadership the ANCYL will be able to regain its lost credibility and integrity amongst the young people, this will further ensure that the ANC leads society with even a much bigger moral authority amongst the people. We believe Cde Maile is tried and tested leader having led COSAS at NATIONAL LEVEL AS PRESIDENT, YOUTH LEAGUE Province and his experience of government will bring back what the organization is lacking politics of young people and also with his track record ,Youth Development will find expression in all sectors. *We thank you* *Issued by ANC YL ISANDLWANE BRANCH * *Contact:* *George Mgoboli, Branch Chairperson - 0723159872* -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
