The Chief Whip of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Rudzani Ludere, was elected as the provincial chairperson of the ANCYL at an elective conference that was held at Oasis Lodge in Polokwane last week.

Ludere said that young people of this province must expect commitment and dedication to the responsibilities they had given him. "We are going to implement resolutions taken from the conference without fear or favour," he said.

He added that, as young people, they took a conscious decision that they must begin to speak to government about a particular percentage of opportunities created. "We need government to improve on opportunities created for the youth. We continue to reaffirm the struggle for economic freedom in our lifetime," said Ludere.

Ludere said that young people were happy about the call made by the ANCYL in Vhembe to remove the Makhado Mayor, Cllr Mavhungu Luruli. "We appreciate the decision of the ANC to recall the mayor," added Ludere. He continued that the ANCYL fully supported the new mayor, Cllr David Mutavhatsindi.

All of this comes after the ANC announced that Mutavhatsindi would take over from Luruli as mayor of Makhado. It is still not known where Luruli is going. Ludere said that he knew that Mutavhatsindi would add value to the betterment of the lives of the people. "He is the best and we are quite sure that he will not undermine the interests and aspirations of the youth of our municipality," he said.

He called on the residents of Makhado Municipality to unite in support of the new mayor. "There will be a lot of changes under the leadership of Mutavhatsindi," said Ludere.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the ANC in Limpopo, Mr Makonde Mathivha, confirmed a change in the leadership in Makhado Municipality. He stated that Makhado was the worst-performing municipality in Limpopo, so they felt as the ANC they needed to intervene. "The municipality needed a change in leadership. The mayor was supposed to have taken a responsibility in this regard, but failed to act. So we decided to intervene to ensure that there is improvement in the municipality," said Mathivha.