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
Chris Hani Inquest
Chris Hani Inquest The YCL in its re-launching congress it resolved on the opening of the inquest on the death of the former General Secretary of the SACP comrade Chris Hani. It was believed that there were many unanswered question about the death of comrade...
Operation Khula campaign
Operation Khula campaign The YCL in 2006 launched operation Khula campaign mainly a recruitment drive. The objective was to reach the target of 100 000 membership before the congress. The organizations grow in membership not as expected but there was work around. The...
ID Campaigns
ID Campaigns The organization has been running access to social service campaign coined under ID campaign. After the sentence of Kabelo Thibedi to 5 years in prison due to kidnap of home affairs department official , the YCL decided to include his appeal for the...
The strength of the ANC does not lie in parliament
With the death of the New National Party, the SACP is the only political party remaining that contested for elections before the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950. Through the years, it has evolved from an active, legal electoral party to an underground military...
We are more united than ever
RIGHT OF REPLY The SACP and the YCL are not divided on what the outcomes of the Party's Special National Congress are as suggested by Vicki Robinson ('Not now-but not never' Mail & Guardian, April 15 to 21 2005) On the contrary, both the SACP internal structures,...
Young people should vote – to determine their future
The advent of democracy in South Africa marshalled with it a plethora of challenges. This ranged, on the one hand, the liberation movement shifting from an adversarial underground operation towards the government -- to that of actually assuming the responsibility of...
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.