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ANC 'pays you for being born and for living', says ANCYL leader Malatji

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ANC Youth League leader Collen Malatji says “the ANC pays you for being born, pays you for living, pays you to go to school, pays you to go to university and gives your mother water and electricity”.
He was speaking at Alexandra Stadium in Johannesburg, praising the governing party’s efforts but lamenting youth unemployment as one of the party’s challenges. He suggested minerals should be used to solve the social and economic challenges.“It can’t be that the youth of this country remain the face of poverty when they live in a country blessed with raw materials”.
11 Mar 10AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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