{"id":54831,"date":"2026-04-03T08:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=54831"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:56:20","slug":"ancyl-demands-young-leaders-in-panyaza-lesufis-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/ancyl-demands-young-leaders-in-panyaza-lesufis-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"ANCYL demands young leaders in Panyaza Lesufi&#8217;s cabinet &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Gauteng has reiterated its call for the inclusion of young people in the executive council.<\/p>\n<p>This is after the league slammed Premier Panyaza Lesufi\u2019s recent cabinet reshuffle, which saw the appointment of the Economic Freedom Fighters\u2019 (EFF) Nkululeko Dunga as the province\u2019s new MEC for Finance. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HAPPENING NOW | EFF\u2019s Nkululeko Dunga is being sworn in as Gauteng MEC for Finance by the Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jRtd6HZ3Ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jRtd6HZ3Ro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SABC News (@SABCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABCNews\/status\/2039678542485598349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ANCYL says that Lesufi\u2019s decision to appoint Dunga continues a troubling pattern of young people being excluded from decision-making positions, while also contradicting the party\u2019s resolutions to appoint ethical servants for the people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING NEWS | Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced changes to his executive, naming Lebogang Maile as the new MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and EFF Chairperson in Gauteng Nkululeko Dunga as MEC for Finance and Economic Development, among others. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9skWrpYBuV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/9skWrpYBuV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SABC News (@SABCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABCNews\/status\/2039374042411524167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur primary reason for the call is not for any individual but of course the principle, which the bigger should be that for three consecutive reshuffles, the ANC in Gauteng has failed to show confidence in young people,\u201d says the ANCYL\u2019s Nelisiwe Nkomo.<\/p>\n<p>She says the ANCYL feels like this is an insult to young people in the province because they believe that there are capable leaders like the provincial chairperson, Ntsako Mogobe, who they feel should have been included in the executive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAppointing a young person in the executive would bring innovation and, of course, a direct understanding of challenges that young people are going through,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO | EFF in charge of Gauteng\u2019s finances<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EFF in charge of Gauteng&#039;s finances\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqA44iCepDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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