NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS
Mzwandile Thakhudi
National Secretary
Nqobile Gumede
National Chairperson
Mandy Ramakgoakgoa
National Treasurer
Tsietsi Emancipation Letsebe
1st Deputy National Secretary
Thandeka Skhosana
Deputy National Chairperson
Siphelele Gavu
2nd Deputy National Secretary
OUR VISION
We are devoted to the interests of all young people and dedicated to the revolutionary cause of the working class of our country and the globe.
OUR MISSION
We are committed to and struggle for the transformation of South Africa from a capitalist society to a socialist society in which there is no exploitation of one person or group by another.
CHARACTER
Be an independent and voluntary youth formation of young people from the age of 14 (fourteen) to the age of 35 (thirty-five) that derives its organisational existence from and functions as an autonomous youth wing of the SACP.
LATEST NEWS
STATEMENT OF THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE OF SOUTH AFRICA ON THE CURRENT GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
21 June 2025 The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) expresses our resolute solidarity with the Palestinian people, particularly those in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, and with the sovereign people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as tensions persist in...
Statement of the WPC on the war escalation between Israel and Iran
14th June 2025 The WPC expresses its strong condemnation of the recent and ongoing air attacks of Israel against Iran. The Israeli regime which has its hands in blood with the ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people is now advancing its plans in the...
YCLSA Provincial Committee Saddened by the Passing of Comrade Sive Dlula
09 June 2025 The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) Provincial Committee, is deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our comrade, Sive Dlula. Comrade Dlula served as a dedicated member of the Provincial Committee and was also the Spokesperson of the...
Newly elected President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth- Cde Gonçalo Lopes, closing remarks at the 21st General Assembly of WFDY Windhoek , Namibia
Comrades, First of all, I would like to extend a few words of thanks and greetings. First, to the SWAPO Party, to the President of the Republic of Namibia, and to the Namibian government, and through them, to the entire Namibian people, for having warmly welcomed our...
YCLSA Political Statement on the outcomes of the 21 st General Assembly of the World Federation of Youth from the 20 to 25 May 2025 Windhoek, Namibia
26 May 2025. Johannesburg, South Africa. We pledge ourselves to build the unity of youth of the world, all races, all colours, all na-tionalities, all beliefs. To eliminate all traces of fascism from the earth to build a deep and sincere international friendship among...
THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE & TIMES OF RUTH FIRST & HER LEGACY
Ruth First’s Truth Lasts! Ronnie Kasrils It is an honour to have been invited by the Young Communist League (YCL) to deliver this lecture concerning one of its most illustrious former leaders, Comrade Ruth First. More especially since this is the centenary year of her...
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