The ANC Youth League has thrown its weight behind the ruling party’s election manifesto for the upcoming polls, but only if 100 of SA’s 278 municipalities end up being led by young people.
ANC supporters at the party's local government election manifesto launch in Church Square, Tshwane, on Monday night.The ANC Youth League has thrown its weight behind the ruling party’s election manifesto for the upcoming polls, but only if 100 of SA’s 278 municipalities end up being led by young people.
The league is prepared to fight to see this materialise, convenor Nonceba Mhlauli said on Monday evening following the“As we pledge our support for the ANC and commit to rally people behind the banner of the ANC, we have three non-negotiables as young people.
“These are non-negotiables that the youth are prepared to go to the bush to fight for. We call on young people of this country to claim their future and join us as we advance the case to build better communities," said Mhlauli.
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