ANCYL leader warns Ramaphosa: ‘We are not a peaceful Youth League’

ANCYL president Collen Malatji, left, pictured with President Cyril Ramaphosa on 3 February 2024 in Soweto. The Youth League leader wants action from Ramaphosa after the May 2024 election. Image: @ancylhq via X ANCYL president Collen Malatji, left, pictured with President Cyril Ramaphosa on 3 February 2024 in Soweto. The Youth League leader wants action from Ramaphosa after the May 2024 election.

President of the ANC Youth League , Collen Malatji, has warned President Cyril Ramaphosa that he does not have a “blank cheque” from the ruling party’s youth body ahead of the 2024 general elections, set for 29 May., Johannesburg, on Sunday 10 March 2024, Malatji told the attendees that the ANCYL wanted its demands about socio-economic issues met after the 2024 general elections.“We told the president that we are not a very peaceful Youth League.

“We are saying ‘president, the youth here are not doing to door to door for free. They are doing it because they believe that the ANC will solve their socio-economic problems,” Malatji said. Malatji also predicted that the ANC would get 100% of the vote come the 2024 elections and said if Ramaphosa and the ruling party’s secretary-general Fikile Mbalula – who was in attendance – did not meet the ANCYL’s demands, the Young Lions would shut down the seat of government.

“If post-elections, after we win with 100%, and the president of the country and SG Fikile Mbalula don’t deliver on youth demands,,” he said.Matjila not returning to Parliament“I believe it would not be fair to accept the nomination knowing that my goals do not align with the requirement of being a member of Parliament, ” he said.President Collen Malatji has declined to go to Parliament. Attached is the letter he written to the party’s selection panel.

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