Young Communist League
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EFF headquarters a halfway stop on the road to Nxamalala
The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its search for a new alliance partner
Youth league’s feud over who’s the boss
The young leadership of the ANC and the South African Communist Party are at each other’s throats – and it’s a battle quite likely to end in tears.
Buti Manamela to quit communist post
The SACP Young Communist League boss says his role in helping get President Jacob Zuma elected is a highlight of his career.
ANCYL, Sasco concerned over low percentage of youth voters
The Progressive Youth Alliance has raised its concern over the low number of people aged 18-35 who have registered for next year’s elections.
Youth alliance rejects education as an essential service
The Progressive Youth Alliance will not support moves to declare education an essential service and thereby curtail teachers’ rights to strike.
YCL call for Lonmin’s role in tragedy to be investigated fully
YCL secretary Buti Manamela has stressed the need for Lonmin’s involvement in the strike that lead to the death of 44 people to be fully investigated.
This means war: Unions vow to stop DA march on Cosatu
Unions, the ANCYL and YCL have vowed to disrupt a DA-led march on Cosatu’s headquarters, warning it will mark the beginning of "open class warfare".
Young Communist League calls for Mulder’s resignation
The Young Communist League has called for deputy agriculture minister Pieter Mulder to resign after comments he made about land reform redistribution.
Zille’s Aids testing incentive campaign angers YCL
The Young Communist League has dubbed Western Cape premier Helen Zille’s campaign of offering incentives to people testing for HIV/Aids as immoral.
Young communists plot mutiny in KZN
The Young Communist League in KwaZulu-Natal is leading a mutiny against the league’s national secretary, Buti Manamela.
YCL backs Zuma’s move on Shiceka
The YCL says it supports President Jacob Zuma’s decision to act on the conduct of Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka.
Youth leagues in SA: A poverty of options
The ANCYL has over 500 000 members countrywide, but they don’t speak for all of the country’s youth. The <em>M&G</em> looks at alternatives.
Revised tolls still a tax for motorists
The Gauteng provincial government has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of toll tariffs for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project.
Communists ‘purging opposition’ in KwaZulu-Natal
Factions in the SACP and the Young Communist League claim the parties are trying to silence dissident members in the run-up to elect new leaders.
Manamela extends olive branch to ANC Youth League
While the Young Communist League offered a conciliatory message to the ANC Youth League, the ANC veterans had sterner words for the young ‘uns.