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ANCYL President Collen Malatji
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)’s second National General Council (NGC) has officially come to an end in Kimberley, Northern Cape.
Over 4 000 delegates raised social issues that affected the youth.
The youth league president Collen Malatji says the government should find solutions to the issues affecting young people in South Africa.
Speaking during the 81st ANCYL anniversary celebration in Kimberley after the end of the NGC, Malatjie reiterates that it is unacceptable that there are Minerals in the country, but young people continue to suffer.
Malatjie says the league will continue to fight for the young people of South Africa.
“Our purpose as an organisation is to put pressure, even if it means that we must organise protests, marches, and youth activities. We will fight until we achieve our goals. We will not disperse because those who are responsible to implement our revolution are ignorant. We will fight until those who have the best interests of South Africans at heart are appointed.”
Moya ke wa 81st Anniversary Celebration.#ANCYL81stAnniversary#FillUpTheDome#IssaParty#ANCYLatWork pic.twitter.com/ZfrPYYC73F
— ANCYL (@ANCYLhq) September 13, 2025
‘Unite South Africans’
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala says the ANC must regain the confidence of communities. He stresses that the party needs to confront past mistakes and work towards uniting South Africans.
Student debt
The ANCYL has welcomed the decision by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to withdraw the draft regulations that would have resulted in student debt being listed with credit bureaus.
The League says this development comes as a relief to many young people who are already burdened by the weight of unemployment, financial exclusion, and the broader challenges of economic hardship.
The League president also urges President Cyril Ramaphosa to tackle youth unemployment that is currently at over 40% with the same urgency as he dealt with Covid-19.
