ANC researching nationalisation - ANCYL

Research on the nationalisation of mines was being carried out by the ANC, its youth league said on Sunday.
"Our call for nationalisation of mines is firmly on the programme of the ANC and research (is) being conducted by the ANC on how best (to) take ownership and control of mines and mineral resources, spokesperson Floyd Shivambu said.
"Nationalisation of mines and realisation of all Freedom Charter clauses remains on the agenda and will be the solution."
Among the topics at the organisation's three-day lekgotla was the upcoming by-elections.
It resolved to woo voters in the DA-run Western Cape province ahead of the local government elections.
"The ANCYL will pay specific attention to the Western Cape and (we are) very confident and certain of victory particularly in the City of Cape Town," Shivambu said in a statement.
"(We) are more than ready to mobilise all young people to vote for the ANC because it is the only organisation that is capable of leading our communities towards sustainable livelihoods."
The national executive committee agreed to adopt a program and propose interventions that would address unemployment.
The lekgotla was addressed by ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe and former ANCYL president Fikile Mbalula.
"The inputs of both comrades were very empowering and inspirational," said Shivambu.
He noted that the youth wing was "organisationally and politically" stable to "profoundly influence" the country's political discourse.