ANC Youth League wants more young people in the parliament

MBOMBELA - The ANC Youth League says things need to change in the leadership structures of the ruling party by allowing young people to lead.

The youth wing says they have advised the ANC that 50% of the selected members to go to parliament should be young men and women.

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Youth league president Collen Malatji spoke to eNCA's reporter Siphamandla Goge in Mbombela Stadium after ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa addressed thousands of the party's supporters for his January 8 statement. Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of creating employment opportunities for the youth.