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ANCYL raises alarm over Joburg political instability, water crisis and unemployment

The ANC Youth League has warned that ongoing failures in education and basic service delivery are pushing young South Africans deeper into poverty, as it unveiled an ambitious political and economic agenda for 2026. The programme includes plans for mass action over access to education, urgent intervention in the country’s deepening water crisis, and a renewed push to stabilise key metropolitan municipalities. Declaring 2026 the Year of Youth and Economic […]

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Unemployed youth voice frustration over job crisis after Mantashe comments

Members of the National Youth Unemployment Movement (NYUM) have accused the South African government of failing the country’s youth, citing a lack of urgency and accountability in addressing unemployment. The civic movement had planned to march to the African National Congress' (ANC) headquarters, Luthuli House, where they planned to hand over a memorandum of demands and CV's calling for increased job creation, skills development and training programmes for the youth. […]

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ANCYL pushes for renewal amid financial, organisational challenges

As hundreds of young delegates gather in Limpopo this week, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) says its 27th National Congress is about more than leadership contests — it is a chance to restore credibility, unity, and hope for millions of unemployed young South Africans watching closely. For many, the outcome of this gathering could determine whether the League once again becomes a meaningful voice for youth struggling on […]

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