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ANCYL 'rattling the cages of peace'

The ANCYL has been rattling the cages of peace and of government for quite some time now about their desires to have mines nationalised, farms taken away from “white criminals” and calls to revolutionise Africa.

Julius Malema and his “generals” seek to bring about change in the country’s economic structure to advantage the poor and the disenfranchised and empower the youth, and correctly so.

However, the sad reality is that no calls for these solutions have ever resulted in any good or results for those that deserve it most. The Youth League’s principles on economic reformation echo those of communism in a slightly more capitalist form.

Quite simply, although the intentions can be commended as being good, in the history of the world, these promises to the poor have never yielded any benefits - particularly so in Africa.

What we have seen as the public from Mr Malema’s financial irregularities, the mismanagement of funds of his predecessors and the questionable actions of his executive is the opposite of the face he shows to his supporters.

In other words, we as a public can predict that nationalising mines in favour of the poor and restructuring the economy to advance the previously disadvantaged will most probably result in more irregularities, more R16m mansions and more German cars used and abused by the heads of the initiative. The poor will remain poor and Floyd Shivambu will dine with his “tjommies” at Ciao Baby every night.

The calls for bringing down private enterprises is nothing more than another excuse to steal – another excuse to spend money lavishly and then, when there is nothing left, to make an excuse that the public will, somehow, believe.

The unfortunate reality is that, because the ANCYL appeals to a sector of the population which is desperate to do anything to change their lives, they are happy to put their blood, sweat and tears behind Julius and condone his actions.

The solution to this issue is not to shut down the ANCYL, but to provide its supporters with a solution that won’t have them ignored. The people of the land need to be empowered in a way that doesn’t involve violence and hatred, that won’t condone the actions of criminals, that won’t allow tax money – money that belongs to old people and sick people – to be spent on food in Sandton.

The poor and, particularly, the youth need a solution that is in their best interests and is executed by a selfless group – not one with a hidden agenda. So, who will stand up and take this responsibility? Who will empower the youth to support good morals and the interests of the Constitution? Who will encourage them to look to the future and not to the past?

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