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FIGHTING TALK: ANC Youth League deputy secretary-general Kenetswe Mosenogi, left, and deputy president Ronald Lamola, brief the media on the outcomes of the weekend's national executive committee meeting. Photo: Busi Mbatha

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Sowetan understands that at least 17 NEC members will submit letters to the organisation's secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, today asking him to look into the circumstances that led to a vote of no-confidence being passed against ANCYL treasurer-general Pule Mabe.

Mabe was removed from his post as treasurer as well as NEC member after the vote.

During yesterday's media briefing, at which the outcomes of the weekend's NEC meeting were outlined, the league revealed that Mabe was fired from his position because members had lost confidence in him.

However, the latest developments could give rise to speculation that the league is now even more divided.

Some ANCYL insiders are speculating that Mabe's expulsion was an attempt to sideline him in the race to replace Malema as the league's next president.

It is also understood that the 17 members had resolved to resign from the NEC but that their resignations were rejected.

Meanwhile, the Youth League has for the first time openly accused the ruling party of using internal disciplinary processes to fight political battles against its leaders.

While this view has until now been the preserve of supporters of expelled president Julius Malema and suspended ANCYL secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa, the league's NEC's yesterday openly criticised the ANC for resorting to using internal party processes to silence its leaders.

Delivering the NEC's statement after a heated meeting, league deputy secretary-general Kenetswe Mosenogi said: "We have no doubt that our cause is fair and we call on all structures of the ANC to work side by side with the Youth League to challenge what is a gravely unfortunate action of using discipline to deal with differences of opinion on a political matter and a blatant attempt to suppress and silence the views of young people."

The ANCYL NEC statement further expressed support for Malema, Magaqa and suspended spokesman Floyd Shivambu.

The statement continued: "The NEC unequivocally resolved to disagree with the ruling of the national disciplinary committee of appeals (NDCA).

The observations made by the NDCA undermine the autonomy of the youth league."

The league also called for the ANC NEC to intervene and ensure the "immediate reinstatement of our leaders".

The statement also questioned the reasons for Magaqa's suspension because he had apologised to Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba as was ordered by the national disciplinary committee last year.

ANC spokesman Keith Khoza yesterday dismissed the youth league's accusation as well as its defiance and support of Malema and Magaqa, arguing that the matter has already been settled.

"The NDC has already pronounced and anything said outside of that pronouncement, we will not comment on," Khoza said.

"Remember that the NDC and NDCA are empowered by the constitution of the ANC and if the youth league wants to defy the constitution, we will not comment either."

ANCYL deputy president Ronald Lamola yesterday moved to dispel suggestions that the league was defining itself outside of the ANC.

He said the league, including Malema, Magaqa and the suspended Shivambu had submitted themselves to ANC processes during their disciplinary hearings.

Meanwhile, three additional youth league members - Khusela Sangoni, Abner Mosase and Nompumelelo Hlophe - have been roped into the national working committee. - molatlhwao@sowetan.co.za

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May 8, 2012

RobinH

Pathetic little duo. Without their fat mouth these poor souls are really floundering. One almost feels sorry for them. Not a braincell available between the two of them.
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May 8, 2012

MommaC

When you become a parent of a teen, you learn to pick your fights carefully. The ANC cannot back down now or they run the risk of the YL becoming bigger than the mother body and losing all control of the organisation. However, if they don't find a solution, they run the risk of the internal faction fighting escalating to whole new levels.
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May 8, 2012

CheeseBoy

These stupids, instead of focusing on ISSUES AFFECTING THE YOUTH decide to focus on an idiot like malema. there are millions of disenfranchised young people out there. some of them gang rap.ing girls because they have nothing better to do. some of them jobless and have no means to improve their livelyhood. they are hungry for mentors which is the role that should be played by youth organisations.the ANCYL has lost the plot completely.
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May 8, 2012

RobinH

CheeseBoy. They have to do it that way, as they really have no clue about how to address actual issues...or about what REAL LIFE issues are.
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May 8, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

These dictators are irritating they are trying to run the mother body and the league this was bound to happen because they were let of the hook on a lot of things. The lack of sanity in their statements will result in disbadment so I urge them to contineu making these arrogant pronouncements.
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May 8, 2012

fizo

@CheeseBoy can you table one issue that ANCYL should tackle...remebeer what is ANCYL not SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH LEAGUE...i strongly believe peolpe don't understand the role of ANCYL...you only think of discipline. respect and the only think people of south africa knows is to pull others down by analysing nonsense...

put the issue down let us here on this forum discuss it ..then take it to those so cslled"stupid" guys...
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May 8, 2012

RobinH

fizo: Not getting your point here. It is the ANC Youth League, and thus would have little identity without the ANC. As for the "South African" aspect: last I saw, the ANC is a South African party. So what is your point really? Please explain.
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May 8, 2012

swona

these youth lacks leadership, as to why they still mourn about malema's explusion, I really dont know. can somebody tell them to move on with their lifes?
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May 8, 2012

swona

choose a leader Mo. Rons! forget about the chief ID!oT malema!
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May 8, 2012

NEWLIFE

It is really pathetic to see circus run by the so called ANCYL leaders(sic).When are they gonna learn,it is a done deal,Malema is no more.Re-election is the way to go .There is a strong perception that these "yl leader" don't even trust themselves,for them ANCYL without Malema is not possible.ANCYL has been there without Malema ,it will be there without him.Malema is not indespensible...!!!
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