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Zuma on ANCYL: We all eventually move on - AUDIO

Feb 23, 2012

President Jacob Zuma addressed members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa regarding the ANC’s centenary celebrations, elaborating on the role of the youth and their importance moving forward saying: "We all come and go. I was once a youth by the way." He stressed that the youth who are members of NUMSA should also be members of the ANC so that they can be part of the political machine.

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Sun May 19 11:10:34 SAST 2013 ::
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Feb 23, 2012

Serenade

thats true there are some youth league members who want to remain forever youth league because they are benefiting eg Pule Mabe etc, Fatty Boom Boom (Malema) move on prison gates are wide open for you o tsotsi ya youth league.
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Feb 23, 2012

NDA

Thats so true your time is also up do us a favour and leave office thank you.
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Feb 23, 2012

Shredder

"He stressed that the youth who are members of NUMSA should also be members of the ANC so that they can be part of the political machine. "

Political machine my foot. You are busy burdening us with the Eskom rates and eTolls and expect us to be members of the ANC. You are not getting my vote anymore. I am done voting for you people.
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Feb 23, 2012

RealAfricanDemocrat

Unfortunately Jacob Zuma always gets it wrong with the ANC Youth League. The entire episode actually shows that Jacob Zuma and Gwede Mantashe dismally failed to guide the ANC Youth League. They should have been there to guide the youth rather than resort to disciplinary hearings to settle political scores. It now seems clear from Zuma's speech that the ANC Youth League was disciplined for pushing nationalisation. That debate should have been settled through engagement rather than through stealth and disciplinary hearings. I am not for nationalisation of mines, but I do think the way this issue has been handled, it is still going to destablise the ANC further. Jacob Zuma and Gwede Mantashe should watch out, because the youth in the ANC is actually gunning gunning for them. They have failed to provide leadership and they must go!
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Feb 23, 2012

Limpopoist

He try to speak all the way BUT foreigners are all illegally in our country and they do nothing about ,Even Zimbabewm have proposed shona in our school,Education dept busy withv review such idea
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Feb 23, 2012

XHINOPHOBIA

FOR THE FACT THAT OUR GOVERMENT IS ALLOWING ALL THIS KWEREKWERE TO COME HERE ND MESS UP OUR COUNTRY,I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR ANC ANYMORE KAK.
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Feb 23, 2012

ndaa

I miss my president (Thabo Mbeki). why did we replace Thabo Mbeki maar? Zuma is busy doing nothing
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Feb 23, 2012

Vhamsanda

I feel that it is now time for the old man to be with his grand children. I am starting to tolerate his face on my TV set.
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Feb 23, 2012

ZUMAMUSTGO

Whether Juju goes or not Zuma yena must leave public space, this was the biggest mistake that we made but we have learned
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Feb 23, 2012

Patsekg

RealAfricanDemocrat "They should have been there to guide the youth rather than resort to disciplinary hearings to settle political scores. It now seems clear from Zuma's speech that the ANC Youth League was disciplined for pushing nationalisation."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which youth are you talking about? As far as i'm concern, Malema is not a young boy who need to be guided, in fact, how do you become a senior leader of the party without knowing the constituion or understanding it for that matter? To me it looks like you only started following politics after Malema was charged, because if you really were following these issues from the beginning, you would know better that it is not the first time Malema misbehaved. At one stage, Zuma was accused of being undecisive because he never acted when Malema insulted Naledi Pandor and then apologised, he never acted when Malema called Mangosuthu Buthelezi a factory fault, he never acted when he called Hellen Zille a racist little girl and a monkey, he did nothing when Malema insulted and ejected a journalist in Luthuli House. There was then an outcry that Zuma is not decisive. I still remember when Zuma answered them and said that the ANC is talking to Malema internally. It is Zuma who first said Malema is still young and he will be fine as time goes on, he even said Nelson Mandela and OR thambo were once like Malema. The ANC has tried everything in their power to guide Malema but the guy is simply impossible. There was no other way than to bring charges this time around, but if you have not been following these things from the start, you will think that he was never guided before. Have you ever asked yourself why the people from his home town dislike him? It is because they know him better than those of us living in other provinces, they know him as a disrespectful bully who want to force everyone to agree with him or else.
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