Shiviti says the youth league is relevant because there was no way a society could be led by people who were not relevant.
Shiviti grew up in the care of her grandmother while her parents worked in Gauteng, describing her upbringing alongside her six siblings as a blessing.
She has recently been in the spotlight, advancing the aspirations of the “young lions”, which includes publicly challenging the ANC’s “eldership”, calling for a 50% youth representation in Cabinet, among other contentious issues.In a candid interview with Saturday Citizen, she jokingly mentioned that, for those who have been eyeing her, she is single and looking for a gentleman.
“I just love eating tihove . I don’t drink alcohol, I prefer to be sober.”Her road to acquiring an education beyond high school was tougher. She had not made any college or university admission applications. However, on receiving her Grade 12 results, she left home, penniless, to attend the University of Limpopo, without informing her parents.
“I knew Sasco was aligned to the ANC and started to go to topological schools where they conscientised us about the ideologies and the history of the movement,” Shiviti said.“From that level, we were shaping policies that had to do with funding of higher education, and where the funds would come from… We wanted free education, so it was a question of how we wanted it,” she says.
The youth league wants the country to be industrialised and has asked government to keep 20% of the mineral resources so SA can produce its own products – the backbone of the economy. The structure has been given a lashing from the ANC, accusing it of attacking ministers like Pravin Gordhan and Thulas Nxesi. Shiviti says the youth league’s demands were not far-fetched.
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