The ANC congratulates the SA Students Congress Sasco, for their recent decisive win at the Students Representative Council, SRC, elections at the University of Port Elizabeth. [Applause.] The SA Students Congress defeated the DA-led Students Organisation, Daso, by winning 14 out of 22 contested posts in the elections; a clear majority by any standard.
Under the leadership of Daso, for the past 3 years, the students experienced major setbacks in terms of the lack of transformation. And the reluctance by Daso resulted in the setting up and strengthening of democratic structures on the campus.
In spite of Daso bringing in their DA leader, Madam Helen Zille, their youth leader and many senior leaders of the DA to the campus with the hopes of ensuring votes, it was clear that the youth voted for the organisation which had their best interests at heart.
Sasco's victory is a forerunner for the ANC's decisive and overwhelming victory in the 2014 national and provincial elections. The ANC has the youth vote and this has been clearly demonstrated in these elections. The much vaunted DA youth have clearly been shown the door. [Applause.] Thank you.