In a significant move, the National Interim Leadership Core of the UMKHONTO WE SIZWE Party has appointed Comrade Bonginkosi Khanyile as the National Coordinator and Volunteer in Chief of uMkhonto We Sizwe Youth Ground Forces (MKYGF).
The decision to appoint Comrade Khanyile comes after a comprehensive evaluation of the challenges confronting the youth in the country and a careful consideration of which young leader is best-suited to lead. His role will involve coordinating and organizing youth efforts to unite under the MK Party’s banner, with a focus on mobilizing and encouraging them to actively participate in popular struggles.
Quoting OR Tambo, “Any country that doesn’t take care of its youth doesn’t deserve its future,” the MK Party emphasizes its commitment to prioritizing youth issues. The agenda includes advocating for free education, ensuring employment opportunities for all, combating drugs and alcohol abuse, and addressing gender-based violence and other social challenges as top priorities for the incoming government. The party calls upon all young people to register and vote for the MK Party.
Comrade Bonginkosi Khanyile, with his commendable credentials and consciousness, is deemed well-equipped to lead the efforts aimed at overcoming the myriad challenges faced by the youth in the country.
The overarching commitment remains: Everything for the revolution and nothing against it.
