Fikile Mbalula: Sasco losing fight against EFF student command

The ANC has urged its student organization Sasco to not be afraid to march against the government over issues facing young people.

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the party was losing its support base among young voters.

Mbalula was speaking at the Mandela Stadium in Tshwane on Saturday where he gave a report back on the ANC’s 2019 election manifesto review.

He said the South African Students’ Congress was losing the fight against the EFF student command as a voice for young people in universities.

Mbalula said Sasco was nowhere to be found when university students protested over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) system.

“All structures within the ANC have a duty to hold government accountable,” said Mbalula.

He added: “The ANC government has kept its 2019 election manifesto promise of expanding Nsfas funding to more students who cannot afford tertiary education.

-EWN

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