NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS

Interim National Secretary

Jan Nabane (M) GP

Interim National Chairperson

Mzwandile Thakhudi (M) FS

Interim National Treasurer

Tarik Lalla (M) GP SASCO

Interim 1st Deputy National Secretary

Ponego Pookgoadi (F) MP

Interim 2nd Deputy National Secretary

Thandeka Nkosi (F) MM (KZN)

Interim Deputy National Chairperson

Dr Thabani Dlamini (M) EC

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.

LATEST NEWS

Centenary Tribute to Comarde Harry Gwala by the YCLSA National Secretary, Comrade Tinyiko Ntini

30 July 2020 In the 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Karl Marx asserts that “Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances...

YCLSA Condemns the defiance of covid-19 regulations at the funeral and memorial service of Tata Andrew Mlangeni

29 July 2020 The Young Communist League of South Africa has learnt with great disappointment of the events surrounding the funeral of Isitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Andrew Mlangeni which characterize...

The YCLSA calls on President Ramaphosa and Premier Makhura to do the right thing

28 July 2020 The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) in Gauteng is deeply concerned about the perceived abuse of power by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Ms Khusela Diko. Ms Diko...

Message of the YCLSA National Committee on the occasion of the 66th Anniversary since the birth of Hugo Chavez

28 July 2020 The National Committee of the Young Communist League of South Africa joins the people of Venezuela, all progressive people and progressive organizations across the world in commemorating...

YCLSA calls on Government to shutdown all schools

14 July 2020 The Young Communist League of South Africa reiterates the call for schools to be shut down and for the Department of Basic Education to postpone the unpopular and unfounded decision for...

YCLSA mourns the passing of Ambassador Zindziswa Mandela

13 July 2020 The Young Communist League of South Africa has learnt with sadness the passing away of South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Comrade Zindziswa “Zindzi” Mandela. We send our heartfelt...

Press Statement on the passing of the SACP Brian Bunting District Secretary Cde Siya Siswana

2 July 2020 The Young Communist League of South Africa in the Western Cape joins the SACP, its Red Brigades and mass democratic movement in mourning and expressing its sadness and shock on the...

YCLSA Virtual Youth Month Message Presented by the National Secretary, comrade Tinyiko Ntini

YCLSA Virtual Youth Month Message Presented by the National Secretary, comrade Tinyiko Ntini “Rebuilding the youth movement towards a youth-centered and socialist-orientated economy” 20 June 2020 SACP...

YCLSA National Committee virtual solidarity message on the commemoration of Chris Hani presented by the National Secretary, Cde Tinyiko Ntini

10 April 2020 This year the commemoration of the late General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief of staff of uMkhonto we Sizwe comes a day after the centenary of the late...

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