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MAN FOR THE JOB? ANCYL treasurer general Pule Mabe. PHOTO: TSHEKO KABASIA

Mabe, once Malemas co-lieutenant, seems to have secured the support of the ANC Youth League in Gauteng, which will act as his base.

Delegates at the youth league's provincial general council - held yesterday at the University of Johannesburg campus in Soweto - gave Mabe the nod in his attempt to take over the vacant ANCYL presidency.

Provincial youth league deputy chairman Simon Molefe told Sowetan yesterday that Mabe could count on the province's backing.

"When the process (to nominate) starts with our branches we will support him as Gauteng," said Molefe.

"We think that it must start within the structures of the movement and if branches ask him to stand and he is available, we will support him.

"We have welcomed the decision of the NDCA (national disciplinary committee of appeals) as far as Julius Malema is concerned. The youth league needs to carry out its role within the ANC and we can't be leaderless."

In a clear swipe against Malema, whose suspension from the ANC was upheld by theNDCA in April, Molefe said leaders who were expelled from the party should not be allowed to influence it from the outside.

"We have to ensure that people who have been expelled from the party don't run the organisation from the grave," said Molefe. "No one must run to their farm in Sandton and expect us to worship them."

Mabe was in fine form, giving delegates a taste of what a Mabe leadership would resemble.

He told delegates that all members of the ANC and the youth league had a right to stand for any leadership position, provided they make themselves available.

"When we are called to stand for leadership positions and we make ourselves available, we have to admit that we have ambitions.

"If you are a leader and you don't have ambitions, tlogela (forget)," he said to loud cheers.

Mabe seemed to be setting himself apart from fellow ANCYL leaders, who have repeatedly maintained that the ANC could not expel or suspend its members.

Perhaps giving a nod to the elders, Mabe quoted from the party's constitution which empowers the ANC to play an oversight role on its leagues. - molatlhwao@sowetan.co.za

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Tue May 21 20:41:24 SAST 2013 ::

Jun 4, 2012

gossipgirl

this guy looks wayyyy too old to lead ANCYL.....
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Jun 4, 2012

sabza007

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Lol....Neh? He looks old.
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Jun 4, 2012

Mbeva

Malema is a firebrand. Mabe is lookwarm,so he is not the right person to replace Juju.
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Jun 4, 2012

Zuma2term

this guy is the true cader of the movement he is the future of the new youth league to bring back the league to do what it is suppose to do not to bite their own, like the likes of juju of which he run the league as if he is running klomp dom koppe whith no direction, listen to that fool (lamola) when ever he open his mouth you know that only toilet will come out there he can do nothing without malima malima this malima that akeze la simuchathe thina azokwazi ukuba namasende aqine. juju you are finish and klaar anc gave you power now they took it away you are on your own now come mangaung we will hear nothing about you those who pay you to get to possitions they will be supprise because they will not win
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Jun 4, 2012

Papage

It is ok, give him what he wants, but he must know, there are no more Tenders, he must work hard to feed himself, just like us.
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Jun 4, 2012

Zuma2term

Papage
It is ok, give him what he wants, but he must know, there are no more Tenders, he must work hard to feed himself, just like us.


you mean kik bags like malima?
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Jun 4, 2012

MORENITABELLA

helang nna ke kgathetse with these people wait till he gets the position,!!!maybe worse than malema
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Jun 4, 2012

MORENITABELLA

nna im so tired ke anc,so tired i have to drink and get myself drunk before i can read and comment about any of their articles
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Jun 4, 2012

Mnikazi

it was long overdue before he clearify his intensions. he didn't even have to wait until he gets suspended . . . .Opportunist
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Jun 4, 2012

Zuma2term

he will follow malima and his clows mreni tbella
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