Date: 15/12/2009
Source: African National Congress Youth League
Title: ANCYL: Malema: Speaking notes of the ANCYL leader, National Press Club

We have decided to use this platform to highlight some of the key and
central decisions we took in our National Executive Committee meeting, which
happened on the 5th of December 2009 in KwaZulu Natal. We could not have a
Media briefing immediately after the National Executive Committee meeting
because the following day we visited a family of a late comrade to handover
a house that was built by the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC YL
in KwaZulu Natal.

On the days after the handover of the house, we addressed the National
Congress of SASCO in Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal, addressed the Provincial
Congress of the ANC Youth League in Springbok, Northern Cape, and had to
rush to Limpopo to attend the 2nd National Special Congress of the Communist
Party, which happened in Polokwane over the last weekend. Despite all that
has happened over the past week, we still carry the mandate of the National
Executive Committee to communicate some of its key decisions so that we
inform our members and engage society on our ideas.

*CELEBRATING THE YEAR 2009*

The National Executive Committee is of the view that the year 2009 will
definitely go in history as one of the most important years in the struggle
to consolidate the political power and freedom South Africa gained in 1994.
The ANC went into one of the most challenging democratic elections and
defeated a splinter group called COPE signalling the fact that all breakaway
factions from the ANC will be thrown into the dustbin of history.

The year 2009 also signifies the official launch of the National Youth
Development Agency, which is a direct result of young people's influence and
advocacy. The NYDA, which should be given money by the Minister of Finance
to function, will go a long in practically changing the lives of many young
South Africans. For the first time since the democratic dispensation, the
ANC government also adopted a National Youth Policy in 2009, which guides
government on its youth development programmes.

In 2009, the ANC YL touched many lives of many ordinary South Africans. We
have changed the lives of ordinary workers, students, unemployed youth,
troubled households, disabled children, orphans and victims of racism. We
defended the ANC at all times and always emphasised the principle that in
the process of transferring wealth to the ownership of the people as a
whole, the black majority and Africans in particular should be emancipated
from social and economic bondage.

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*On the Department of Public Enterprises: *

The ANC YL is concerned with the leadership or lack thereof in the
Department of Public Enterprises, particularly with regards to its strategic
leadership of ESKOM and TRANSNET and other strategic sectors of the economy.
The ANC YL is strongly concerned with the fact that the Management processes
in ESKOM and TRANSNET were not given proper and strategic leadership by the
Ministry of Public Enterprises. TRANSNET still has an acting CEO, more than
a year after Maria Ramos resigned and ESKOM was left to undermine and
victimise Jacob Maroga. The ANC YL is concerned about these realities and
strongly convinced that the incumbent Minister is not doing enough to
decisively address the transformational programme which these SOEs should
carry out.

We will engage with the leadership of the ANC about the leadership of Public
Enterprises and make concrete proposals on what should happen, because we
are not convinced that the incumbent leadership is fulfilling the ANC
mandate of building a developmental state.

*On the introduction of a New Scholarship for students*

The National Executive Committee of the ANC Youth League resolved to engage
our ANC government, particularly the Presidency on the introduction and
establishment of a Student Scholarship in the Presidency. The scholarship
will be used to fund the training and education of young South African
students in the best Universities across the world. The scholarship should
be used to fund South African students studying outside the country and
should take care of all their needs, including transport, accommodation,
tuition fees, food and a monthly stipend.

Our considered view is that every year, President Zuma should send not less
than 10 000 students to the best Universities across the world to get the
best education and skills on important areas such as medicine, engineering,
accounting, technology, and science. We believe that such a model would
greatly contribute to the production of skills in South Africa because the
reality is that our education system cannot produce as many graduates as
possible.

The scholarship we are proposing is not an opposition and not a
contradiction to the National Students' Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and
will not reduce the amount of money and resources allocated to the NSFAS.
The ANC YL will continue with campaigns for the transformation of Higher
Education in South Africa and for increased funding for particularly
disadvantaged students, yet convinced that additional measures are needed to
produce as many skills as possible in South Africa.

*On support for Bafana Bafana*

The ANC YL is contrary to make soccer commentators convinced that the South
African National Soccer team will do very well in the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
We call on all patriotic South Africans to support Bafana Bafana and show
the necessary confidence in our soccer team. The ANC Youth League leadership
will soon request audience with the National Soccer team to give them
additional inspiration towards the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

*On Nationalisation of Mines *

The ANC YL will officially release the discussion document on
Nationalisation in our Lekgotla in January 2010. The discussion document
will be clearly stating a framework on how Nationalisation of Mines will
happen in South Africa. Our perspective on Nationalisation will be a product
of intensive engagement with all interested stakeholders in South Africa,
particularly COSATU, which has expressed interest to influence and input in
the discussion document. We call on other interested stakeholders who are
interested in thorough debate to make contributions into our perspective as
we want the perspective to be a commonly shared vision on how the people
benefit from Nationalised Mines and other strategic sectors of the economy.

The ANC YL will further conduct study tours to countries that have greater
State participation in the management of their economies and how this
impacts in the development of their communities. We will specifically visit
countries such as China, Botswana, Zambia, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela and
Namibia to study and learn how these countries have either succeeded or
failed in the management and control of strategic sectors of their
respective economies. We believe that understanding the weakness and
strengths of these countries will enrich our perspective of how Mines will
be nationalised in South Africa.

*ON THE FESTIVE SEASON*

The ANC Youth League wishes all South Africans a joyful, peaceful and
productive festive season. We hope that all South Africans will enjoy a
Merry Christmas and Happy New year. We once again call on South Africans who
are better off to adopt poor families and households and make sure that they
do not run out of food and basic necessities during the festive season. The
ANC YL will consistent with what we did during the 2008 festive season,
continue with the assistance of poorer families and ensure that they enjoy a
merry Christmas, despite the little resources at our disposal.

All South Africans are called upon to stop the abuse of alcohol, drugs and
substances. Those who have sex should do so with protection and those who
drive cars should not drive under the influence of alcohol. Speed kills and
all South Africans should drive awake.

*THE NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE SACP CONGRESS EVENTS:*

The National Working Committee of the ANC YL convened a Special meeting on
the 14th of December 2009 to formulate a response to what happened at the
Special Congress of the SACP. The Statement is in the public domain and the
leadership of the Youth League present here will respond to some of the
questions.