Ill-discipline will not be tolerated in the ANC and all those who fail to adhere to disciplinary protocols of the party will face the consequences. This was said by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the party’s January 8 Statement at the Absa Stadium in Durban today.“These include factionalism, the violent disruption of our meetings and attacking other members, public spats and unauthorised public utterances, the use of money to buy members, gatekeeping and the manipulation of ANC processes for pre-determined outcomes.”Zuma has called on all ANC members to subject themselves to the discipline of the ANC because “the ANC is the leader of society and our behaviour must always be beyond reproach.”The relationship between the mother body and its Youth League is also expected to be mended going forward. Zuma says the Youth League remains an important and critical structure of the party.
These include factionalism, the violent disruption of our meetings and attacking other members, public spats and unauthorised public utterances, the use of money to buy members, gatekeeping and the manipulation of ANC processes for pre-determined out
“We shall work with the ANC Youth League to address its challenges and will empower the League to continue to live up to its proud legacy of being a preparatory school for ANC cadreship.”Earlier, acting-President of the ANC Youth League, Ronald Lamola called upon the ANC to focus its energy in dealing with the high rate of youth unemployment in the country.Lamola said: “We call upon the leadership to declare youth unemployment a national emergency.”Zuma has also conceded in his speech that youth unemployment remains a challenge in the country.Zuma has further urged the private sector, public sector, youth organisations and trade unions to unite in action “to address youth unemployment through broad, holistic interventions that do not jeopardise the jobs of existing workers, or undermine workers’ rights more generally.”
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