ANCYL leadership disbanded
The African National Congress (ANC) has decided to dissolve the leadership of its youth league and appoint a task team to organise an elective congress no later than February 2020,
The youth league would be replaced in the interim by this national youth task team, which Magashule said would be convened by Thandi Mahambehlala.
The announcement was made at a media briefing at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
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Some members of the ANCYL has long called for the disbandment of the youth league leadership.
A crowd of disgruntled ANCYL members protested outside the meeting, calling for the disbandment of the league’s provincial and national leadership, led by Collen Maine.
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"The co-ordinator of the task team will be Sibongile Bhesani and the chairpersons of provinces and secretaries of the youth league will be part of this national task team together with the former officials of the ANCYL at national level,” said Magashule.
"They will then be supported by the team from the national executive committee which would comprise Dakota Legoete, Zizi Kodwa, Pule Mabe, Faith Muthambi, Nomvula Mokonyane, Ronald Lamola, Lindiwe Zule, Nathi Mthethwa, David Masondo, Pinkie Kekana, Senzo Mchunu as well former ANCYL presidents Lulu Johnson, Malusi Gigaba, and Fikile Mbalula."
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