SABC News anchor Ayanda Nyathi interviews ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe at the party’s National General Council in Boksburg in the East Rand on December 9, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has made it clear that the party’s members are free to make a choice between the ANC and its ally, the South…
An ANC delegate walks past a banner during the 5th National General Council Political Analyst Sandile Swana has criticised the ANC Integrity Commission saying it’s made up of people who have no integrity. Swana argues that the commission is populated by NEC members who have been mentioned in corruption cases including a report by the…
ANC delegates during the National General Council meeting. As the ANC National General Council (NGC) continues at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, the National Democratic Revolution (NDR) and its principles have taken center stage in the deliberations aimed at the renewal of the party. Political Commentator Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya says this focus on the principles the…
Political analyst Professor Susan Booysen Political analyst Professor Susan Booysen says it is almost impossible for the African National Congress (ANC) to revive its old ideology of activism and nationalism. Professor Booysen was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of the party’s 5th National General Council in Boksburg on the East Rand. She argues…
ANC Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu The African National Congress (ANC) says talks with the National Health, Education and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) are underway to rectify the nonpayment of staff salaries. This, after Luthuli House staff members picketed outside the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Monday, where the ANC’s fifth National General Council (NGC) is…
Fikile Mbalula delivering the ANC National General Council Midterm Report in Bokburg. The African National Congress’s (ANC) Mid-term report, delivered by Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, paints a grim picture of the party’s current state. Around 2000 delegates have gathered at the Birchwood Hotel for the party’s National General Council (NGC), which is reviewing its performance,…
ANC delegates at National General Council in Boksburg The second day of the African National Congress (ANC) National General Council (NGC) continues in Boksburg, East of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. The ANC NGC is used as a mid-term progress report on the state of the organisation. Today’s programme will comprise commissions that will discuss the state…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the Political Overview at ANC’s 5th NGC in Bokburg. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party can only be appealing to the electorate when its deeply connected to communities. Ramaphosa was delivering his Political Overview at the party’s 5th National General Council in Boksburg in Ekurhuleni. The five-day…
COPE delegates The Congress of the People (COPE) says it’s determined to stabilise the party’s leadership ahead of the upcoming 2026 local government elections. COPE’s acting General Secretary Eric Mohlapamaswi reveals that the party’s Congress National Committee (CNC) has adopted a resolution to postpone the party’s National Elective Congress to April next year. The decision was taken during the…
ANC NGC under way at Birchwood Hotel The volatile relationship between South Africa and the United States, which has seen US President Donald Trump take a stern stance against the recent G20 hosts, will be among the issues on the agenda of the ANC’s four-day NGC meeting. But the fragile relations between the party and…
