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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the January 8 Statement at Moruleng Stadium, North West.

Ramaphosa to ANC members: campaigning for 2026 elections is mandatory

He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism

Paying respects: ANC chairman Gwede Mantashe visiting JB Marks’ grave. Photo: Supplied

ANC at 114: From Morogoro to Moruleng

The Morogoro Consultative Conference, convened under the quiet but resolute leadership of Oliver Reginald Tambo, was no celebration. It was a reckoning

ANCYL President Collen Malatji

Malatji vows to take up arms if need be to remove illegal foreign nationals

The ANC Youth League president said if the police did not do their job, young South Africans would ‘take our country from people who are hijacking it’

President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC 113th anniversary at Nelson Mandela Park in Khayelitsha on January 11, 2025 in Cape Town. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

ANC will target ‘dissatisfaction’ in Cape townships ahead of 2026 elections to win back metro

Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends

ANCYL President Collen Malatji

Youth league president Malatji warns SACP against breaking alliance with ANC

He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’

Traditionally a road map for the ANC’s annual priorities, this year’s 8 January statement carries added significance because of dynamics in the coalition government. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

ANC’s toughest January 8 statement yet as GNU discord hogs the spotlight

The ANC and DA trade jabs as the former prepares to deliver its annual address, with coalition politics under scrutiny

ANC and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa during a visit to Robben Island on Wednesday. (X/@MYANC)

Ramaphosa says ANC will shock critics in 2026 local elections, end ‘disrespect’

The party hopes to win back voters in the Western Cape, where its January 8 commemoration is being held

Mandla Msibi

‘Special leave’ not justified, MEC Mandla Msibi tells Mpumalanga premier

The ANC suspended Msibi, the party’s provincial treasurer, two weeks before the premier’s action

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

Difficult ANC anniversary speech for Ramaphosa

Load-shedding and unity are set to dominate the president’s address, which comes at a low point for the party