ANCYL statement on the new Cabinet announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa
27 February 2018
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) warmly welcomes the new Cabinet as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday evening. We wish all the newly appointed Ministers well in their responsibilities, and we expect them to discharge their mandate with revolutionary precision; humility and with deep love for our people.
We expect this new Cabinet to vigorously pursue an agenda, informed by ANC’s 54th National Conference outcomes; and SoNA commitments to create decent jobs, especially for the youth of this country, currently ravaged by poverty and squalor in working class Townships and former Bantustans.
Our key interest as the Youth League we want to see big business suspending its self-imposed de-investment strike so that much needed jobs could be created in order to defeat the triple crisis of poverty, unemployment and inequality.
Whilst we broadly welcome the appointment of the new Cabinet, as constituted by men and women of upright standing and long years of service to the ANC and the people of South Africa, in pursuit to build a better life for all. The ANCYL is however quite disappointed that a number of able and capable youth leaders, currently serving as Members of Parliament (MPs), and those playing a key role outside of government were overlooked and not considered by President Ramaphosa.