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Delegates participating in the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) 26th national conference are hopeful that some of the resolutions passed over the weekend will benefit the youth.<\/p>\n
On Friday afternoon, delegates continued to stream in at the conference venue located at the Unisa Conference Centre in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
By 3pm, registration of delegates forged ahead. <\/p>\n
While the number of people arriving at the conference was still fairly minimised on day one of the conference, the mood and atmosphere around the registration building was elevated as more ANCYL members from the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape arrived.<\/p>\n
Speaking to on the sidelines of registration, Mqondi Duma from the Harry Gwala Region in KwaZulu-Natal said they were excited for the conference and were looking forward to the discussions around policies. <\/p>\n
Duma said he, and many others from his region, were not particularly interested in the leadership battles but were more focused on the outcomes of the policies that would liberate them as young people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why there are no tensions because what unites us is the strength of the oppressed,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Duma further indicated that they wanted all policy resolutions to speak to economic freedom and \u201cto see policies become a reality\u201c.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2011, the structure came up with the seven uncompromising cardinal pillars for economic freedom, however we now need to fast track that process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Duma also encouraged youth across the country to register to vote and prepare themselves for a \u201cfresh and young\u201d new leadership of the ANC. <\/p>\n