IN CONVERSATION WITH Jan Nabane , Young Communist League Gauteng
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The Young Communist League of South African (YCLSA) Gauteng Province convened the 7th provincial congress, from 27- 30 July 2025, under the theme “2025: The Year of Branches Consolidating the Youth Voice for a Socialist State”, congress convened at Tshwane District, Gauteng Province, Premos Conference Hotel, with 350 voting delegates from across the length and breadth of the province.
The 7th Provincial Congress received political input from the Chairperson of South African Communist Party (SACP) Prof. Mandla Radebe, also a rousing political address by the National Committee led by 1st DNS Cde Tsietsi Letsebe, furthermore congress proceedings steered by convener of deployees Cde Ontlametse Ntsie, National Committee members Cde Thabile Lekwane, Cde
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Sarah Mokwevo including Provincial Secretaries from Moses Kotane, Moses Mabhida and Mpumalanga.
The YCLSA Gauteng 7th Provincial congress received message of support from fraternal international guests, from Swaziland, Palestine including the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA), COSATU Young Workers, NUM Youth Forum, COSAS, SASCO, SAYC and ANC Youth League.
70th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter
The YCLSA Gauteng Province joins the people of South Africa in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Congress of the People in 1955 and the adoption of the Freedom Charter. We remain steadfast in our commitment to campaigning for the full implementation of the Freedom Charter’s vision and principles, to ensure the total emancipation of the working class in South Africa.
Youth development and Struggle against Heartland Capitalist Mode of Production
The 7th YCLSA Gauteng Provincial Congress noted that Gauteng remains at the epicenter of capitalist mode of production which is deepening contradictions, Gauteng as a province generates over 33% of national Gross Domestic Products (GDP) while youth unemployment in Gauteng Province as per Stats SA quarterly reporting a rate of 46.1% in the first quarter and youth not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) is sitting at 37.1% this is a crystal clear indication that Gauteng exceeds 60% of unemployment, particularly heartrending the working class and the poor.
The 7th Provincial Congress calls upon the Premier of the Gauteng Province Cde Panyaza Lesufi to speedily resolve the unemployment crises through:
• Agitate for state-led industrialization
• Build and scale youth cooperatives
• Expand public works programmes with dignified wages
• Campaign for radical, socialist-rooted skills development
• Insource all cleaners and security in all the department
• Establishing a National Youth Employment Grant funded by wealth taxes.

• Building a 24-hour, people – centered economy as a revolutionary response to the structural crisis of Youth unemployment – a crisis rooted in capitalist exclusion and neoliberal austerity that continues to marginalize the working-class youth of our Province.
• Indeed, under capitalism, the state machinery complements corruption through bribes, patronage networks, and the tenderization of basic services. It is within this context that we reject the tender system, which enriches a few individuals at the expense of the collective. Instead, we call for a scrapping of tenders in favour of progressive youth led cooperatives which foster community empowerment and equitable infrastructure development.
sacrifice; qualities essential for serving the people, defending, deepening and advancing the NDR.
Ignorance of Marxism opens the door to opportunism, revisionism, and eventual betrayal of the revolution. Political education, therefore, serves as a shield against rightist deviations and ensures unwavering commitment to the revolutionary line. It becomes the glue that binds the organisation together, strengthening its unity and discipline. A politically educated membership is vital to maintaining the ideological integrity and organisational strength of the YCLSA.
The 7th Provincial Congress received political input from the Chairperson of South African Communist Party (SACP) Prof. Mandla Radebe, also a rousing political address by the National Committee led by 1st DNS Cde Tsietsi Letsebe, furthermore congress proceedings steered by convener of deployees Cde Ontlametse Ntsie, National Committee members Cde Thabile Lekwane, Cde
09:15


Sarah Mokwevo including Provincial Secretaries from Moses Kotane, Moses Mabhida and Mpumalanga.
The YCLSA Gauteng 7th Provincial congress received message of support from fraternal international guests, from Swaziland, Palestine including the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA), COSATU Young Workers, NUM Youth Forum, COSAS, SASCO, SAYC and ANC Youth League.
70th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter
The YCLSA Gauteng Province joins the people of South Africa in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Congress of the People in 1955 and the adoption of the Freedom Charter. We remain steadfast in our commitment to campaigning for the full implementation of the Freedom Charter’s vision and principles, to ensure the total emancipation of the working class in South Africa.
Youth development and Struggle against Heartland Capitalist Mode of Production
The 7th YCLSA Gauteng Provincial Congress noted that Gauteng remains at the epicenter of capitalist mode of production which is deepening contradictions, Gauteng as a province generates over 33% of national Gross Domestic Products (GDP) while youth unemployment in Gauteng Province as per Stats SA quarterly reporting a rate of 46.1% in the first quarter and youth not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) is sitting at 37.1% this is a crystal clear indication that Gauteng exceeds 60% of unemployment, particularly heartrending the working class and the poor.
The 7th Provincial Congress calls upon the Premier of the Gauteng Province Cde Panyaza Lesufi to speedily resolve the unemployment crises through:
• Agitate for state-led industrialization
• Build and scale youth cooperatives
• Expand public works programmes with dignified wages
• Campaign for radical, socialist-rooted skills development
• Insource all cleaners and security in all the department
• Establishing a National Youth Employment Grant funded by wealth taxes.

• Building a 24-hour, people – centered economy as a revolutionary response to the structural crisis of Youth unemployment – a crisis rooted in capitalist exclusion and neoliberal austerity that continues to marginalize the working-class youth of our Province.
• Indeed, under capitalism, the state machinery complements corruption through bribes, patronage networks, and the tenderization of basic services. It is within this context that we reject the tender system, which enriches a few individuals at the expense of the collective. Instead, we call for a scrapping of tenders in favour of progressive youth led cooperatives which foster community empowerment and equitable infrastructure development.
sacrifice; qualities essential for serving the people, defending, deepening and advancing the NDR.
Ignorance of Marxism opens the door to opportunism, revisionism, and eventual betrayal of the revolution. Political education, therefore, serves as a shield against rightist deviations and ensures unwavering commitment to the revolutionary line. It becomes the glue that binds the organisation together, strengthening its unity and discipline. A politically educated membership is vital to maintaining the ideological integrity and organisational strength of the YCLSA.
