By OBAKENG MAJE
The former ANCYL president, Collen Maine said he is adamant that young people across the North West will vote for the ANC during General National Elections (GNE) on 29 May 2024. Maine, who is also a candidate to be a Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) in the North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL), engaged with young people at Da Boggies Pub in Taung on 19 May 2024.
He further said the ANCYL has organised this program as part of its social engagement. Maine added that they have decided to come to the Da Boggies Pub inquest of engaging with young people.
“The ANCYL is aware that young people like socialising and this is the place to find them. Our presence here is to motivate them to take part in the upcoming elections and vote for the ANC.
“As the ANC, we believe that we are the only organisation that can take South Africa forward. We admit that there are challenges, however, we must all agree that Taung and South Africa at large, is a better place to be as opposed to pre-1994,” he said.
Maine said the government has introduced many programs that talk to youth development. He said they also encourage young people to take their education seriously as is paid by NSFAS.
Meanwhile, ANCYL spokesperson in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati region, Amogelang Maretela said: “We had a successful turnout. This was initiated by the ANCYL in Taung Sub-region. Part of this engagement was to recruit young people and encourage them to rally behind the banner of the ANCYL.
“The ANCYL is vibrant and can recruit young people anywhere at any time. ANC is a broader church and we want to make sure that there is high visibility of the ruling party ahead of the much-anticipated elections.”
Maretela said they want to make sure that the ANC wins the elections with high margins. He said they would like to encourage young people who have registered and eligible to vote, to go out in numbers to the polls.
“We would like to remind them that their vote is their voice. So, it is pivotal to go and exercise their rights. They can go and vote for any political party of their choice, but we would like to remind them that the ANC has created many opportunities, especially for young people.
“Some of young people are being ignorant, hence the low margin of voter’s registration. They should go and vote to raise their voice,” he said.
Maretela said they urge young people to form co-operatives and go to TVET colleges to learn essential skills.
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