YCL+National+Committee+Meeting+and+Press+Conference




 * PRESS ALERT**

=YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS ANC ELECTION LIST AND OTHER ISSUES=

The Young Communist League of South Africa will be having a scheduled National Committee Meeting over the weekend in Johannesburg to look into issues relating to consolidate its programme for 2006.

The meeting will consider a YCL strategy for the forthcoming Local Government Elections, with specific reference to the ANC Elections Manifesto, Elections List, consider reports on various areas of dispute over the list particularly where the SACP and the YCL are concerned (Khutsong, Khayelitsa and Moutse) and emerge with a plan of action in that regard.

The meeting will further discuss the recent schools reopening process and receive reports from provinces on the hiccups and the progress encountered in this period.

A detailed programme of action to be discussed will also include:


 * A Strategy for fighting HIV/AIDS and the recent cut in funding towards loveLife, with a closer discussion of the role of that body.
 * A programme for the 30th Anniversary of the 1976 Uprising.
 * A programme on the blockade of Swaziland borders and the demonstrations towards the Swaziland High Commission and Embassies,
 * A discussion on the Growth For All Strategy of government, and
 * The re-opening of Higher Education institutions in February.

A Press Conference to brief the media on the outcomes of the meeting has been arranged as follows :

Date: Sunday, 15 January 2005 Time: 12h00-13h00 Venue: COSATU House 3rd Floor, 1-5 Leyds Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

All media are invited.

For more information please contact: Lesley Kwena @ 082 7315836

For interviews please contact: Buti Manamela (National Secretary) @ 082 567 2557