Youth league hits out at meddling by ANC leaders
Members say they are determined to usher in an autonomous ANCYL after its elective conference this weekend
27 June 2023 - 15:22
The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) says it will resist attempts by senior leadersin the ruling to interfere as it prepares for its first elective conference in almost a decade at the weekend.
“We need to fight to be an autonomous structure that is a necessary irritation to the mother body,” said Thuthukile Zuma, one of 35 people tasked with reviving the ruling party’s youth wing. “We haven’t had a national leadership in close to a decade and that makes it difficult for structures to function effectively...
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