1ST ANC Youth League National General Council (ANCYL NGC) Declaration in Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg (28 August 2010) 🟩 Summary by Cde Matthews Bantsijang 🔥 Purpose and Context - The NGC was convened to assess progress since the 23rd National Congress and prepare for the 24th in 2011. - Declared the largest political school of the ANCYL, focused on radical policy development and youth mobilisation. 🗣 Political Vision and Ideological Anchoring - Reaffirmed the Freedom Charter as the strategic goal of the ANC and liberation movement. - Called for the ANC’s 53rd National Conference (2012) to reprogrammatise the Charter post-centenary. - Advocated for radicalisation and re-energising of the ANC, inspired by the founding Youth League generation of the 1940s. 👥 Youth Leadership and Membership - Urged election of younger, energetic, militant leaders into ANC structures. - Called for youth to constitute over 50% of ANC membership, to foreground youth development in government. 💥 Economic Freedom and Nationalisation - Declared nationalisation of mines as central to the struggle for economic freedom. - Called for amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to enable state-led redistribution and expropriation in public interest. 🛡 Organisational Discipline and Autonomy - Rejected disciplinary action against the ANCYL President as unconstitutional. - Condemned members who take internal matters to court—affirmed automatic expulsion. - Emphasised discipline as a weapon of transformation, not repression. 🌍 International Solidarity - Strengthened ties with former liberation movements (ZANU-PF, SWAPO, FRELIMO, MPLA, etc.). - Committed to global justice campaigns, especially in Swaziland, where political repression persists. - Announced readiness to host the 17th World Festival for Youth and Students in December 2010. 💪 Social Transformation Agenda - Pledged to intensify struggles for education, healthcare, housing, and combat crime, alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS. - Critiqued harmful youth trends like multi-sexual relationships, calling for moral renewal. This declaration is a vivid snapshot of the ANCYL’s militant posture in 2010—asserting its autonomy, demanding structural change, and positioning youth as the vanguard of transformation.

1. 1ST ANC Youth League National General Council (ANCYL NGC)
Declaration in Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg (28 August 2010)
� Summary by Cde Matthews Bantsijang
🔥 Purpose and Context
- The NGC was convened to assess progress since the 23rd
National Congress and prepare for the 24th in 2011.
- Declared the largest political school of the ANCYL, focused on
radical policy development and youth mobilisation.
🗣 Political Vision and Ideological Anchoring
- Reaffirmed the Freedom Charter as the strategic goal of the
ANC and liberation movement.
- Called for the ANC’s 53rd National Conference (2012) to
reprogrammatise the Charter post-centenary.
- Advocated for radicalisation and re-energising of the ANC, inspired by the founding Youth
League generation of the 1940s.
👥 Youth Leadership and Membership
- Urged election of younger, energetic, militant leaders into ANC structures.
- Called for youth to constitute over 50% of ANC membership, to foreground youth
development in government.
💥 Economic Freedom and Nationalisation
- Declared nationalisation of mines as central to the struggle for economic freedom.
- Called for amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to enable state-led redistribution
and expropriation in public interest.
🛡 Organisational Discipline and Autonomy
- Rejected disciplinary action against the ANCYL President as unconstitutional.
- Condemned members who take internal matters to court—affirmed automatic expulsion.
- Emphasised discipline as a weapon of transformation, not repression.
🌍 International Solidarity
- Strengthened ties with former liberation movements (ZANU-PF, SWAPO, FRELIMO,
MPLA, etc.).
- Committed to global justice campaigns, especially in Swaziland, where political repression
persists.
- Announced readiness to host the 17th World Festival for Youth and Students in December
2010.
💪 Social Transformation Agenda
- Pledged to intensify struggles for education, healthcare, housing, and combat crime,
alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS.
- Critiqued harmful youth trends like multi-sexual relationships, calling for moral renewal.
This declaration is a vivid snapshot of the ANCYL’s militant posture in 2010—asserting its
autonomy, demanding structural change, and positioning youth as the vanguard of
transformation.