The national congress of the African National Congress Youth League was indefinitely postponed on Monday evening after being unable to finish its work or confirm the results of its leadership election. Electoral commission member Malusi Gigaba told journalists in Bloemfontein that the League would ask the ANC to help solve its differences.
Two candidates were nominated for the vacant post of African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president at the organisation’s national congress in Bloemfontein on Sunday. A spokesperson also confirmed that some delegates had been ”barred” — by provincial structures — from the conference following incidents of disturbances and ill-behaviour.
The African National Congress (ANC) Youth League on Monday called for the immediate closure of Johannesburg’s Noord Street taxi rank after a second woman was assaulted. Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the continued abuse and harassment of women by taxi operators at the rank undermined the dignity and freedom of women.
The African National Congress Youth League calls for a ban on alcohol advertising.
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/ 12 February 2008
There has been no decision by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) to call for the reinstatement of party president Jacob Zuma as deputy president of the country, the league’s spokesperson said on Monday. ”If there was a decision, it would have been communicated,” said spokesperson Zizi Kodwa.
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/ 18 January 2008
The aftermath of the bitter contest for African National Congress (ANC) leadership has spilled over to the 2010 Soccer World Cup local organising committee (LOC) boardroom. The ANC Youth League, which helped Jacob Zuma defeat Thabo Mbeki for party presidency, now wants Mbeki’s confidant, Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad, out of the LOC.
Shortages of teachers and textbooks and belated efforts to enrol children were some of the problems plaguing public schools on the first day of term on Wednesday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said. ”It’s clear that the shortage of classrooms and teachers is dire. One teacher told us that there are between 60 and 70 children to one class.”
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/ 19 December 2007
While welcoming the outcome of Tuesday night’s election of Jacob Zuma as African National Congress leader, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has come out against the notion of President Thabo Mbeki stepping down as the country’s president before 2009. Zuma’s victory should not be a signal for revenge or retribution, the ANC’s alliance partners said.
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/ 17 December 2007
Votes cast for the top six positions on the African National Congress’s national executive committee (NEC) will be counted by hand, party officials said on Sunday night. However, it is not yet clear whether the votes for the rest of the 60 seats on the NEC will be counted manually or electronically.
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/ 15 October 2007
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) plans to ask the Public Protector to investigate whether the Scorpions’ investigating unit has a political agenda and is abusing its power, the league said on Monday. Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the ANCYL was in the process of making an appointment with the Public Protector to discuss its concerns.
Statements attributed to the chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo, Sello Moloto, were on Friday described as reckless, immature and childish by the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). The ANCYL said Moloto was incorrigible and had become an embarrassment and a political liability.
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/ 6 September 2007
The African National Congress Youth League has vowed to stick by Jacob Zuma as its candidate for president of the country, even if new criminal charges were brought against him. ”He is innocent until proven guilty … until such time we will continue to support the deputy president,” league president Fikile Mbalula said on Thursday.