"What is apparent from the reports... is that some bitter
individual who lost debates in the NWC misled newspaper journalists on what the
outcomes of the NWC were," ANCYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu said in a
statement.
"It is now getting clearer to the ANCYL on who is interacting
with the media as a faceless source."
He said this was because the reports reflected the arguments of an
individual who lost all the debates at the meeting on Tuesday.
The Times and Sowetan newspapers on Thursday quoted unnamed
sources, saying that some NWC members raised concerns that they had endorsed
suspended ANCYL leader Julius Malema's presidency until 2014.
This was before the recent suspension and therefore the national
executive committee had to ratify the decision.
According to the reports, other leaders who supported Malema
wanted the NWC to pronounce their support for him but they were defeated, and
the matter was referred to the NEC meeting which would be held on Sunday.
The ANC's national disciplinary committee suspended Malema for
calling Zuma a dictator. This was a temporary immediate suspension.
The conditions of the suspension prohibit him from exercising any
duty as an ANC member, president of the ANCYL or member of the Limpopo provincial executive committee.
Shivambu on Thursday said the ANCYL would "publicly expose
the mole" who had given the information to the newspapers.
The league would publicly announce the outcomes of its NWC meeting
on Monday April 16, after its NEC meeting.
"Any
information communicated via the media before that time will be misleading and
should be treated with contempt and disdain," said Shivambu.