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The ANC North West banner is seen during a Regional General Meeting.
The African National Congress (ANC) regional conference is expected to commence in Christiana in the North West tomorrow despite being marred by disputes and allegations of irregularities.
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula issued the final verification report, and gave the region the go-ahead to continue with the conference.
Some branches still maintain that there are issues of material irregularities, unresolved disputes, and procedural inconsistencies.
The party’s Youth League Regional Secretary Kagiso Kgabo has called for the conference to be postponed.
“We object and reject the 10th regional conference from proceeding. We are equally vehemently opposed to rigging and manipulation of processes. The process is currently a gross violation of ANC guidelines, particularly on branch general meetings and conferences. According to the ANC constitution, the final verification report must be signed off by the Secretary-General at least 14 days prior to a provincial or regional conference. The report for Dr RSM (Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality) was only signed off on the 28th of April 2026. This provides only three days before the start of the conference. There must be a cool-off period that must also be observed. We hereby demand that the conference be postponed.”
The ANC’s National office referred the SABC to its provincial counterparts for comment.
They were however not available.
-Rep0rt by Lebohang Pebetse
