NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS
Mzwandile Thakhudi
National Secretary
Nqobile Gumede
National Chairperson
Mandy Ramakgoakgoa
National Treasurer
Tsietsi Emancipation Letsebe
1st Deputy National Secretary
Thandeka Skhosana
Deputy National Chairperson
Siphelele Gavu
2nd Deputy National Secretary
LATEST NEWS
2026 MTBPS: WHERE IS THE PLAN FOR WORKING-CLASS YOUTH?
YCLSA STATEMENT ON 2026 MTBPSDownload
YCLSA DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE AND SAFE RELEASE OF CDE NTOKOZO “PUTIN” VILAKATIAND AN END TO MSWATI’S REPRESSIVE TINKHUNDLA REGIME
YCLSA STATEMENT ON TIKUNDLADownload
YCLSA SUPPORTS ANTI-AUSTERITY MARCH, DEMANDS A BUDGET FORJOBS AND DEVELOPMENT
YCLSA STATEMENT ON MTDPSDownload
YCLSA MOURNS THE BRUTAL KILLING OF TWO YOUNG COMRADES IN KATLEHONGAND CALLS FOR DECISIVE ACTION AGAINST CRIMINALITY IN EKURHULENI
YCLSA EKURHULENI YL KILLINGSDownload
STUDENT DEBT: NO SOLUTIONS WITHOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGE
YCLSA student debtDownload
YCLSA STATEMENT: SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL WEEK OF ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY IN SWAZILAND (GWOAS)
3 September 2026 The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) reaffirms its principled opposition to the Tinkhundla system and calls on all its members, structures, allies and progressive forces to support and actively participate in the Global Week of Action...
OUR VISION
We are devoted to the interests of all young people and dedicated to the revolutionary cause of the working class of our country and the globe.
OUR MISSION
We are committed to and struggle for the transformation of South Africa from a capitalist society to a socialist society in which there is no exploitation of one person or group by another.
CHARACTER
Be an independent and voluntary youth formation of young people from the age of 14 (fourteen) to the age of 35 (thirty-five) that derives its organisational existence from and functions as an autonomous youth wing of the SACP.