Collen Malatji Invites Economic Freedom Fighters To Join GNU, SA Laughs

• The president of the African National Congress Youth League, Collen Malatji, extended an invite to the Economic Freedom fighters
• He said the party should join the Government of National Unity because Floyd Shivambu, the party's former deputy president, left the EFF
• South Africans roasted him, nd some accused him of being an ineffective voice for the youth as the ANCYL president

With over seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News, Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist, offered insights into South African politics, national, provincial and local governance, the Government of National Unity, political parties and Parliament.

JOHANNESBURG—The African National Congress Youth League president, Collen Malatji, observed that Floyd Shivambu's departure from the Economic Freedom Fighters has given the party a reason to join the Government of National Unity and extended an invitation.

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According to IOL, the ANCYL president said the EFF should be invited again to the Government of National Unity because Shivambu left the party. He referred to him as a stumbling block and said because he did not like the ANC, the EFF could think of engaging the GNU.

The EFF's president Julius Malema previously slammed the Government of National Unity and accused the ANC of selling the liberation movement out. Malatji said Shivambu never joined the ANC proper but was only a member of the Youth League.

South Africans roast Malatji.

Netizens on Facebook grilled Malatji, and some questioned his advocacy for the youth.

Mabizana Mabizana Phaswana said:

"He is smoking his socks."

Bongumusa Shezii said:

"This maglasana is the most useless youth league president that could ever happen to the pensioners' party."

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Josiah Nkambule said:

"He must speak for the youth. Nothing has happened in that department since we voted. Youth are still unemployed."

Archibald Mduduzi Jwara said:

"The ANCYL of late is as clueless as its mother body."

Tshepo tika Motaung said:

"This has Mbalula written all over it."

Collen Malatji calls on Ramaphosa to include young people in Cabinet

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Malatji called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to employ younger people in the Cabinet.

He spoke after the African National Congress announced that it was forming a Government of National Unity after the 2024 General Election.

Source: Briefly News