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The Young Communist League of South Africa (uFasimba) notes with concern the collection of vitriolic insults hurled towards our National Secretary, Buti Manamela, together with Gwede Mantashe, Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin. It is sad that Julius Malema has organised the ANC Youth League as an insult spurting machine, instead of a youth political formation.

We will not legitimise nor dignify these insults with a response. We urge all our provinces to maintain a cool head and equally ignore this vitriol as we have nothing to learn from them. We have made our point.

We will engage with Malema as and when he is prepared to embark on programmes that change the lives of young people from poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS and access to education. These are the pressing matters that will keep the YCLSA active, rather than insolence. We believe that the youth needs leadership and hope in this regard, we will continue to fill in that void.