Source: South Africa: ANC Congratulates PYA for Successes in Recent SRC Elections
Resumen: El Congreso Nacional Africano (ANC) felicita a la Alianza Progresista de Jóvenes (PYA) bajo la bandera de los Estados de África del Sur Congreso Estudiantes (Sasco) por su desempeño en el Consejo de Representantes de Estudiantes (SRC) Las elecciones celebradas recientemente en varios campus en todo el país. Los resultados han enviado un mensaje inequívoco de que los estudiantes se mantienen firmes en su apoyo al movimiento democrático de masas, y siguen teniendo confianza en el PYA y SASCO, en particular, para cumplir con sus aspiraciones expresadas muy vocalmente.
press release
The African National Congress (ANC) congratulates the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) under the banner of the South African Students Congress (SASCO) for their performance in the Student Representative Council (SRC) Elections recently held in various campuses throughout the country. The results have sent an unequivocal message that students remain unwavering in their support for the Mass Democratic Movement, and continue to have confidence in the PYA and SASCO in particular to deliver on their very vocally expressed aspirations.
While many laudable successes have been achieved by the PYA in numerous universities, the winning back of the Fort Hare University by SASCO, following a short stint of the opposition at the helm, is of particular significance. The ANC calls upon the PYA to not take these victories for granted but to redouble their efforts to service of the the student population, remaining grounded in their struggles and leading from the front in all matters affecting the student population. Now is the time to accelerate «unity for democracy in education» to realise the vision of a non-sexist, non-racial, working class biased and democratic education system.
Issued by
Zizi Kodwa
National Spokesperson
African National Congress
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