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14 June 1923
The Native (Black) Urban Areas Act was passed on 14 June 1923. It gave white municipalities powers to regulate African townships, restrict African property rights in locations and remove people deemed...
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15 April 1927
The ANC convened a Convention of Bantu Chiefs attended by 22 chiefs. Josiah Gumede helped withdraw a proposal condemning links between the ANC and the Communist Party of South Africa. The debate...
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1 June 1945
The Union government passed the Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act, extending municipal powers to control African residence and movement. African men could be removed from cities under...
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26 May 1948
The National Party won the most seats in the general election on a platform of racial segregation, and D.F. Malan became prime minister. The electoral system excluded most Black South Africans from...
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1 May 1950
On 1 May, police opened fire on protesters during a stay-at-home action organised by anti-apartheid and workers' groups, killing 18 and wounding about 30. The killings followed attempts to ban...
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26 June 1950
The ANC called a nationwide stay-at-home and day of mourning after the 1 May killings and in opposition to the Suppression of Communism Act. The South African Indian Congress and African People's...
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29 July 1951
The ANC invited the South African Indian Congress, African People's Organisation and Franchise Action Council to a Johannesburg meeting about coordinated resistance. The meeting planned a mass...
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26 June 1952
ANC and South African Indian Congress volunteers began deliberately breaking selected apartheid laws through organised, nonviolent civil disobedience. The campaign also involved the Coloured...
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26 June 1955
Delegates gathered at Kliptown on 25 and 26 June in a Congress of the People convened by the Congress Alliance. On 26 June they adopted the Freedom Charter, drafted from public demands gathered across...
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5 December 1956
Police raided homes across the country before dawn and arrested 156 people involved in the Congress movement, charging them with high treason. Those arrested included ANC, Indian Congress, Congress of...
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16 April 1958
The National Party won the 16 April general election, held under an electoral system that excluded the Black majority. The ANC addressed white voters in a public message, pointing out that they...
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28 March 1960
The ANC called for a national day of mourning and stay-at-home following the killings at Sharpeville and Langa. Hundreds of thousands stayed away from work, while people burned pass books in public...
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30 March 1960
The government declared a state of emergency after weeks of mass protest, including the Sharpeville killings and the nationwide stay-at-home. Police arrested more than 2,000 people, many in dawn...
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29 March 1961
The acquittal of the remaining defendants ended a state prosecution that had sought to criminalise the Congress Alliance's multiracial opposition to apartheid. The case disrupted organisers through...
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29 May 1961
The ANC and allied organisers called workers and residents to stay home from 29 to 31 May, opposing the creation of a republic without the participation of the Black majority. The action challenged...
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31 May 1961
South Africa became a republic after a whites-only referendum. The ANC's stay-at-home ended on this date, making visible the gap between constitutional change and democratic inclusion: the change of...
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16 December 1961
A series of sabotage actions marked the public emergence of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), formed by activists associated with the ANC and South African Communist Party. The early campaign targeted...
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11 January 1962
Mandela travelled abroad to seek support for the struggle, build links with African governments and liberation movements, and arrange military training for MK recruits. His trip reflects the growing...
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5 August 1962
Police arrested Mandela after his return from the international mission. He had been living underground while the ANC was banned, and the state used his arrest to pursue charges tied to incitement and...
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7 November 1962
A court sentenced Mandela to five years for incitement and leaving South Africa without a passport. The prosecution treated political organising and international engagement as crimes, while the ANC...
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4 March 1963
Sisulu was sentenced for his role in furthering the aims of the banned ANC and in organising opposition to apartheid. The case illustrates how the state targeted political leadership and collective...
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26 June 1963
The ANC's external voice began broadcasting to audiences inside South Africa, challenging the information controls and censorship imposed by apartheid. Radio became part of the organisation's...
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11 July 1963
Police raided Liliesleaf farm in Rivonia and arrested activists linked to the underground movement. The site had served as a secure meeting and work space; the raid exposed people, documents and...
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16 March 1964
Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayinga and Zinakile Mkhaba were sentenced to death following prosecution for sabotage linked to MK. The case followed the state's effort to deter resistance through exemplary...
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20 April 1964
Mandela used his court statement to set out the history and rationale of resistance, linking sabotage to the state's refusal of equal political rights and its violent repression of peaceful protest....
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6 November 1964
The state hanged Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayinga and Zinakile Mkhaba after their convictions for MK-related activity. The executions were intended to punish and deter resistance, and they brought grief...
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21 July 1967
After Luthuli's death, Oliver Tambo took on the role of acting president of the ANC while the organisation operated from exile and underground. Leadership continuity depended on people carrying...
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30 July 1967
ANC fighters in the Luthuli Detachment crossed the Zambezi with Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) forces during the Wankie campaign. The operation sought routes through Rhodesia toward South...
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18 August 1967
The ANC's armed wing MK and ZIPRA, the armed wing of ZAPU, announced a formal military alliance during the Wankie campaign period. The partnership reflected shared strategic interests and the regional...
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25 April 1969
ANC members and supporters gathered in Morogoro from 25 April to 1 May to debate strategy, organisational structure and the relationship between mass and armed struggle. The conference adopted a...
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16 December 1969
Oliver Tambo used the anniversary broadcast to call for renewed organisation inside South Africa and coordinated action across exile, underground and mass structures. The message reflected the ANC's...
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6 April 1979
Mahlangu was hanged after conviction in a politically charged murder trial following his 1977 arrest with other returning ANC members. The judge accepted he had not personally fired the fatal shots...
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1 June 1980
Teams linked to Umkhonto we Sizwe attacked SASOL I, NATREF and SASOL II during the night of 31 May to 1 June, timed to coincide with Republic Day. The operation damaged fuel infrastructure and...
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23 May 1983
South African aircraft bombed six targets in Maputo in retaliation for the ANC-claimed car bombing at Church Street headquarters three days earlier. Five Mozambican civilians, including women and...
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17 October 1983
Apartheid forces raided ANC offices in Mozambiqueโs capital. The attack followed the ANC-claimed bombing at Church Street and further retaliatory strikes, extending the conflict into a neighbouring...
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8 January 1984
In his January 8 statement marking the ANCโs anniversary, Oliver Tambo described the struggle through four connected pillars: underground ANC organising, united mass action, MKโs armed offensive and...
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21 July 1985
The government imposed emergency rule in 36 districts of the Eastern Cape and the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging region amid escalating township revolt. Curfews, detention and restrictions on...
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12 June 1986
The government extended emergency powers across the country as the township uprising and mass resistance continued. The rules enabled detention without trial, curfews, limits on political funerals and...
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6 July 1987
A delegation of 52 mainly Afrikaans-speaking South Africans met ANC leaders in exile in Dakar. The participants included writers, academics, religious figures and business people who opposed or...
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21 August 1989
The Organisation of African Unityโs Ad Hoc Committee on Southern Africa adopted the Harare Declaration. It set out conditions for negotiations, including ending apartheid, releasing political...
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2 February 1990
F.W. de Klerk announced that the government would legalise the ANC, the South African Communist Party and other organisations. This was the outcome of decades of organising inside South Africa,...
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11 February 1990
Mandela walked free after 27 years of imprisonment, greeted by supporters and accompanied by Winnie Mandela. His release followed the governmentโs decision to unban the ANC and other organisations and...
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2 May 1990
The talks began in Cape Town amid continuing violence and distrust. The resulting Groote Schuur Minute set a process for addressing political prisoners, return of exiles and the lifting of emergency...
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6 August 1990
The agreement addressed political prisoners, exiles, security laws and the ANCโs suspension of armed action. The ANC entered this step while the apartheid state and homeland administrations retained...
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14 December 1990
The National Consultative Conference began in Johannesburg after the ANCโs unbanning and drew representatives from branches, MK, the Womenโs League, the Youth League, COSATU, the SACP and the UDF....
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2 July 1991
The ANCโs 48th National Conference opened in Durban, the first held in South Africa since the organisationโs unbanning. Delegates from internal and external regions, MK, the Womenโs League, Youth...
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14 September 1991
Representatives of political organisations, trade unions, business, churches and other bodies signed the National Peace Accord in Johannesburg. It established structures intended to prevent and...
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21 December 1991
The first plenary session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa opened at the World Trade Centre near Johannesburg. Delegates from political parties signed a Declaration of Intent,...
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31 May 1992
At its National Policy Conference, the ANC adopted policy guidelines for a democratic South Africa, later published as Ready to Govern. The programme addressed constitutional democracy, local...
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17 June 1992
An armed group attacked the Joe Slovo settlement in Boipatong, killing residents. The attackers were affiliated with the Inkatha Freedom Party; the ANC accused the National Party government of...
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7 September 1992
Tens of thousands marched toward Bisho to demand an end to the military rule of Ciskei leader Oupa Gqozo and the reincorporation of the homeland into South Africa. Soldiers opened fire as marchers...
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26 September 1992
The ANC and government signed a Record of Understanding that set out steps toward a constitutional assembly and interim government and addressed political prisoners, hostels and violence. The...
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1 April 1993
Twenty-six parties and organisations met at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park to begin the Multi-Party Negotiating Forum. The forum followed the breakdown of CODESA and aimed to chart a renewed...
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10 April 1993
Chris Hani, general secretary of the South African Communist Party and a senior ANC leader, was assassinated outside his home in Boksburg by Janusz Waluล, with a role in planning attributed to...
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18 November 1993
After prolonged multi-party negotiations, representatives agreed on the text of an interim constitution in the early hours of 18 November. The agreement established the framework for...
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7 December 1993
The multi-party Transitional Executive Council met for the first time in Cape Town. It adopted resolutions to establish the Independent Electoral Commission and the Independent Media Commission,...
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27 April 1994
The first democratic national election took place from 26 to 29 April, with 27 April the main public voting day and the date later marked as Freedom Day. For the first time, the Black majority and...
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6 May 1994
The official results showed the ANC won 62.65 percent of valid votes and 252 of 400 National Assembly seats. It had a clear majority but fell short of the two-thirds threshold needed to adopt a...
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9 May 1994
The newly elected National Assembly chose Nelson Mandela as South Africaโs president. This parliamentary step converted the election result into executive authority under the interim constitution....
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10 May 1994
Mandela was sworn in at the Union Buildings in Pretoria after the first universal-suffrage election. The ceremony followed a long liberation struggle and the transfer of formal power to a government...
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11 May 1994
The new government included ministers from the ANC, National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party under the interim constitution. The ANC held the largest share of cabinet portfolios, while the arrangement...
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17 December 1994
The ANCโs 49th National Conference opened in Bloemfontein after its electoral victory and formation of the Government of National Unity. It was the first ANC conference held while the organisation led...
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8 May 1996
The Constitutional Assembly, in which the ANC held a majority after the 1994 election, adopted the final Constitution on 8 May. Certification and later amendments followed. The document established...
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14 June 1996
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR), a macroeconomic strategy built around tighter fiscal policy and gradual foreign-exchange liberalisation. COSATU...
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30 June 1996
The National Party announced its withdrawal from the Government of National Unity, ending its formal participation in the post-1994 cabinet. The ANC-led government continued without the former...
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4 February 1997
The Constitution adopted by the Constitutional Assembly in 1996 came into effect. It replaced the interim constitutional framework and entrenched universal citizenship, representative government and a...
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16 December 1997
The ANCโs 50th National Conference met in Mafikeng from 16 to 20 December. Delegates elected Thabo Mbeki party president at the conference. Resolutions addressed governance, social and economic...
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29 October 1998
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission formally handed its final report to President Nelson Mandela after the High Court rejected a last-minute ANC effort to block publication. The report...
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2 June 1999
Voters chose a new National Assembly in South Africaโs second national election open across racial classifications. The ANC won 66.35 percent of valid votes and 266 of 400 seats, one seat short of a...
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16 June 1999
Thabo Mbeki succeeded Nelson Mandela as president after the ANCโs 1999 election victory. He had been elected by the National Assembly. The transfer marked continuity of ANC national leadership and...
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11 July 2000
The ANC convened its first National General Council in Port Elizabeth, bringing branch, regional and provincial delegates together with leaders, veterans, alliance partners and sectoral...
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5 December 2000
Voters elected councils in the post-apartheid municipal system, replacing racially and territorially fragmented local authorities. The ANC received the largest nationwide share. Municipal...
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16 December 2002
The ANCโs 51st National Conference met from 16 to 20 December, its 90th anniversary year. About 3,400 voting delegates attended, most representing ward-based branches. On 20 December the conference...
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10 January 2004
President Thabo Mbeki unveiled the ANC manifesto at Durban City Hall as the party began its 2004 campaign. The โpeopleโs contractโ promised to create work and fight poverty, framing the election...
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14 April 2004
The third national election under universal suffrage took place on 14 April. The ANC won 69.69 percent of National Assembly votes and 279 seats. The election gave the governing party a stronger...
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17 April 2004
The Electoral Commission declared the 2004 polls free and fair and confirmed the ANCโs 279 seats in the National Assembly. The official declaration followed voting on 14 April. The 69.69 percent...
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27 April 2004
Thabo Mbeki was inaugurated for a second term at the Union Buildings after the ANCโs 2004 electoral victory. The inauguration renewed the partyโs control of national government. Public debate...
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14 June 2005
President Mbeki released Jacob Zuma from his responsibilities as deputy president of the Republic after Zuma was implicated during the corruption trial of his former financial adviser, Schabir...
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29 June 2005
The ANCโs second National General Council met at the University of Pretoria in Tshwane from 29 June to 3 July. Branch and provincial delegates reviewed organisational and political questions midway...
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9 May 2006
The High Court acquitted Jacob Zuma after a trial in which he denied rape. ANC records state that he resumed his duties as deputy president of the organisation after the verdict; he had already lost...
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16 December 2007
About 4,000 voting delegates gathered at the University of Limpopo for the ANCโs 52nd National Conference. The conference considered the organisationโs direction, state governance and economic and...
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20 December 2007
At the close of the Polokwane conference, the ANC announced Jacob Zuma as party president and Kgalema Motlanthe as deputy president. The conference declaration described 4,000 delegates representing...
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12 September 2008
On 12 September the Pietermaritzburg High Court set aside the National Prosecuting Authorityโs decision to indict ANC president Jacob Zuma, citing a failure to consult him before the decision. The...
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20 September 2008
After deliberating on the Pietermaritzburg judgment, the ANC National Executive Committee decided to recall Mbeki from the state presidency before his term ended. The party cited the need for national...
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21 September 2008
Mbeki announced that he had submitted his resignation to the Speaker of the National Assembly, following the ANC NECโs recall decision. He said he remained a loyal ANC member and would respect the...
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25 September 2008
The National Assembly elected ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe as South Africaโs president after Mbekiโs resignation. Motlanthe served as a transitional president until the 2009 election. The...
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13 October 2008
The ANC National Working Committee suspended the membership of national chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota and MP Mluleki George pending disciplinary hearings. Both had criticised the recall of Mbeki and were...
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29 November 2008
ANC constitutional structures, alliance partners and sectoral formations met in Ekurhuleni to debate proposals for the 2009 election manifesto. The process linked the Polokwane resolutions with...
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12 December 2008
The Pretoria High Court dismissed the ANCโs application to prevent the breakaway movement from using the name Congress of the People. The court considered the ANCโs connection to the 1955 Congress...
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16 December 2008
Former ANC leaders and members formally launched the Congress of the People (COPE) at a three-day congress in Bloemfontein. The new organisation emerged from disputes following the Polokwane...
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8 January 2009
The ANC National Executive Committee issued its annual January 8 statement, describing 2009 as a year to defend organisational unity and the gains of the national democratic revolution. The...
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10 January 2009
ANC president Jacob Zuma presented the manifesto at the partyโs 97th anniversary rally in East London. The programme promised decent work, rural development and land reform, education and health...
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12 January 2009
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the National Prosecuting Authorityโs appeal and set aside the Pietermaritzburg High Court order that had invalidated the decision to prosecute Zuma. The ruling...
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4 February 2009
ANC leaders and supporters gathered at Pietermaritzburg High Court as Zuma appeared in the next stage of proceedings on corruption-related charges. The ANC framed the appearance as solidarity with its...
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7 April 2009
The National Prosecuting Authority formally withdrew the prosecution of Zuma and French arms company Thint in the Durban High Court. The decision followed Zumaโs representations after the Supreme...
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22 April 2009
South Africans voted in national and provincial elections. The ANC received 65.90 percent of valid votes and 264 of 400 National Assembly seats, below the two-thirds threshold and lower than its...
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25 April 2009
The Independent Electoral Commission confirmed the ANCโs victory in the 2009 general election. The party won 264 seats and 65.90 percent of the vote, while COPE entered Parliament with 30 seats. The...
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6 May 2009
The newly elected National Assembly chose ANC president Jacob Zuma as president of the Republic. Zuma received 277 of 327 votes cast in a secret ballot. This constitutional election converted the...
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9 May 2009
Zuma took the presidential oath at the Union Buildings in Pretoria after the National Assembly elected him. His presidency began under the policy direction adopted by the ANC at Polokwane, including...
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10 May 2009
President Zuma announced his new Cabinet, including changes to government departments and portfolios. The administration separated basic education from higher education, established portfolios for...
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8 January 2010
The ANC NECโs annual statement, delivered by Jacob Zuma, reviewed the partyโs programme after its return to national government. It called 2010 the year of working together to speed up effective...
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20 September 2010
The ANCโs third National General Council met in Durban from 20 to 24 September to review progress and challenges since Polokwane. Delegates debated organisational renewal, discipline, leadership...
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24 September 2010
The ANCโs third National General Council (NGC) closed after four days of discussion in Durban. Between national conferences, this forum reviewed the organisationโs direction and governmentโs progress....
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5 May 2011
The ANC said it was ready for the 18 May local elections after candidate selection and campaign preparations. The party presented local government as a site for improving basic services and...
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18 May 2011
Voters elected municipal councils in South Africaโs fourth local government elections. The ANC contested for control of councils across the country, where municipal decisions directly affected...
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21 May 2011
The Electoral Commission announced the final local-election results: the ANC won 62.0 percent of the vote, 5,633 council seats and 198 councils. Turnout was 57.6 percent. The results confirmed the...
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10 November 2011
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee issued findings against six ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leaders, including president Julius Malema. Malema received a five-year suspension, while several other...
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8 January 2012
The ANC held its centenary celebration in Mangaung, the place where the organisation was founded in 1912. The anniversary made a century of African political organising visible, including resistance...
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29 February 2012
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee expelled Julius Malema after finding him guilty of misconduct, including statements that the committee said undermined party unity and policy. The ruling...
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26 June 2012
The ANCโs fourth National Policy Conference opened at Gallagher Estate, Midrand, with a delegation of more than 3,500. Branches, provincial structures, alliance partners and policy commissions debated...
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29 June 2012
The fourth National Policy Conference concluded after debates on the ANCโs policy direction ahead of the Mangaung elective conference. Its papers addressed the structure of the economy, land reform,...
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14 September 2012
The ANC published recommendations from its 2012 Policy Conference, carrying policy debates toward the December National Conference. The material covered strategy and tactics, organisational renewal,...
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16 December 2012
The ANCโs 53rd National Conference opened at the University of the Free State in Mangaung, during the centenary year. Around 4,500 voting delegates represented branches across the country. The...
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18 December 2012
At Mangaung, delegates re-elected Jacob Zuma as ANC president and elected Cyril Ramaphosa as deputy president. The vote set the partyโs national leadership for the next term and shaped its preparation...
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20 December 2012
The 53rd National Conference closed after adopting resolutions and electing the partyโs leadership and National Executive Committee. Its adopted strategy and tactics framed the ANCโs programme for the...
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24 December 2012
The ANC published the declaration adopted by delegates at the 53rd National Conference. It presented the organisationโs account of the struggle and set out commitments for the period ahead. As a party...
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8 January 2013
The ANC National Executive Committee issued its annual anniversary statement in the Free State. It reflected on the centenary and set priorities for the year. The statementโs celebration of liberation...
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6 December 2013
The ANCโs Secretary-Generalโs Office issued a statement after the death of Nelson Mandela, a former ANC president and anti-apartheid leader. The organisation presented his life as part of its...
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8 January 2014
The ANC published its National Elections Manifesto on 8 January, its centenary anniversary date. The document translated resolutions from Mangaung into campaign promises for the 2014 election. It...
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7 February 2014
The Electoral Commission confirmed that national and provincial elections would take place on 7 May 2014, following the Presidentโs announcement. The date began the final stage of campaign preparation...
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7 May 2014
National and provincial voting took place on 7 May, the twentieth anniversary year of South Africaโs first all-race elections. The ANC campaigned to retain national government on its record and 2014...
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10 May 2014
The Electoral Commission announced final results and declared the ANC the winner with 62.15 percent of the national vote and 249 National Assembly seats. The result returned the ANC to government...
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21 May 2014
After the ANC retained a parliamentary majority in the 7 May general election, the new National Assembly re-elected ANC president Jacob Zuma as state president. In South Africaโs constitutional...
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8 January 2015
The National Executive Committee issued its January 8 anniversary statement in Cape Town. It framed 2015 as a year to reclaim the Freedom Charter and organise around the movementโs programme. The...
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17 August 2015
The ANC published discussion documents ahead of its fourth National General Council, scheduled for October. The NGC was intended to review implementation of resolutions adopted at the 2012 National...
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9 October 2015
The ANC opened its fourth National General Council at Gallagher Estate in Midrand. The council reviewed how the organisation and the ANC-led government had implemented resolutions from Mangaung....
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11 October 2015
The ANCโs fourth National General Council adopted a declaration calling for measures against corruption, factionalism, buying of members and gatekeeping. The statement emphasised service, integrity...
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8 January 2016
The ANC marked its 104th anniversary in Rustenburg, North West, with a statement from the National Executive Committee. The address reflected on the organisationโs historical role and set out...
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16 April 2016
The ANC launched its local government manifesto in Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha, ahead of the August municipal elections. It promised better local government and greater community participation....
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23 May 2016
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs proclaimed 3 August 2016 as the date for municipal elections. The announcement formally began the final election timetable, including...
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31 May 2016
The ANC reported that its National List Conference had completed a process to select candidates for the 2016 local elections, following community and branch participation. The NEC adopted the...
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3 August 2016
Municipal elections were held across South Africa. The ANC faced strong competition in urban areas and a broader challenge to its claim to represent the interests of working-class and poor...
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6 August 2016
The Electoral Commission announced final results for the 2016 municipal elections. Excluding district council seats, the ANC won 5,080 of 9,301 council seats and held a majority in 161 of the 213...
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14 August 2016
After a four-day meeting, the ANC National Executive Committee said it was disappointed by losses in key municipalities and acknowledged failure to retain outright majorities in several metros. The...
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8 January 2017
The ANC held its 105th anniversary event in Orlando, Soweto, and named 2017 the year of Oliver Reginald Tambo, who had led the organisation during exile. The NEC statement called for unity and renewed...
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12 March 2017
The ANC launched policy discussion papers at Luthuli House for debate by members and the public ahead of the June Policy Conference. Topics included organisational renewal, strategy and tactics,...
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30 June 2017
The ANCโs fifth National Policy Conference opened at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Delegates began reviewing organisational health and policy proposals ahead of the December elective...
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5 July 2017
The fifth National Policy Conference closed after debate on organisational renewal, leadership selection, corruption, land reform and economic transformation. Its closing address reported broad...
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16 December 2017
The ANCโs 54th National Conference opened at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg under the theme โRemember Tambo: Towards Unity, Renewal and Radical Socio-economic Transformation.โ Delegates...
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18 December 2017
Delegates at the 54th National Conference elected Cyril Ramaphosa ANC president, defeating Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma by 2,440 votes to 2,261. The narrow result reflected competing leadership groupings...
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20 December 2017
The declaration of the 54th National Conference committed the ANC to pursue land expropriation without compensation as a policy mechanism, with safeguards it said should protect agricultural...
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21 December 2017
The ANC electoral commission announced the 80 additional members elected to the National Executive Committee after the 54th National Conference. The NEC is the partyโs highest decision-making body...
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8 January 2018
The National Executive Committeeโs January 8 statement presented 2018 as a year to rebuild the ANC and renew its relationship with the public. It acknowledged that the 54th National Conference had...
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17 January 2018
On 17 January, the ANCโs National Executive Committee elected additional members to the National Working Committee. The NWC carries out NEC decisions and coordinates the organisationโs current work...
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13 February 2018
After a prolonged National Executive Committee meeting, the ANC announced that it had decided to recall Jacob Zuma from the state presidency under the party constitution. The NEC said the decision...
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14 February 2018
In a televised address, Jacob Zuma announced his resignation as president, effective immediately. He referred to the ANCโs decision to recall him and the scheduled parliamentary no-confidence vote....
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15 February 2018
Following Zumaโs resignation, the National Assembly elected ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa as president of South Africa. The parliamentary vote connected the ANCโs internal leadership change at...
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12 January 2019
The ANC launched its national election manifesto at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban during the partyโs 107th anniversary celebration. The manifesto presented a programme on jobs, poverty, inequality...
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26 February 2019
President Ramaphosa signed the proclamation setting 8 May 2019 for the National Assembly election; provincial legislatures were also scheduled to be elected that day. As ANC president and head of...
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13 March 2019
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule submitted the partyโs candidate lists to the Independent Electoral Commission after an internal nomination and review process. The ANC said branches and regions had...
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8 May 2019
The sixth national and provincial elections since the end of apartheid took place. The ANC campaigned under Ramaphosaโs leadership, while voters assessed its 25-year record in government and competing...
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11 May 2019
The Electoral Commission declared the ANC the winner with 57.5% of the national vote and 230 of 400 National Assembly seats, its lowest national share since 1994. The party retained a majority and won...
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22 May 2019
The newly constituted National Assembly elected ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa as president for a full term. The vote followed the ANCโs reduced but still decisive electoral majority. The constitutional...
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25 May 2019
Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria after the 2019 election. The public ceremony marked the ANC-led governmentโs continuation under a smaller parliamentary majority....
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11 January 2020
The ANC held its 108th anniversary gathering at Tafel Lager Park in Kimberley, where party president Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the annual address. The statement recognised the organisationโs divided...
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1 July 2020
After meeting virtually on 27โ28 June, the ANC National Executive Committee issued a statement on the pandemicโs social and economic effects. It said COVID-19 intensified poverty, inequality and...
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2 August 2020
At a National Executive Committee meeting held from 31 July to 2 August, the ANC welcomed steps by provincial structures asking members implicated in corruption to step aside while cases were...
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8 December 2020
After meeting from 6 to 8 December, the National Executive Committee reaffirmed the position taken in August on members charged with corruption and other serious crimes. It asked party officials to...
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8 January 2021
The ANC marked 109 years since its founding without the usual large rally, door-to-door activities or community gatherings because of COVID-19 restrictions. Its NEC statement called for unity and...
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5 May 2021
The ANCโs deputy secretary-general delivered a suspension letter to Ace Magashule after he did not step aside within the period set for members charged with serious crimes. The letter followed...
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3 November 2021
As preliminary municipal results emerged, the ANC said that low turnout and losses sent an unambiguous message that voters were disappointed with the partyโs slow progress on local government, basic...
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18 December 2021
The NEC reviewed a year marked by pandemic conditions, unrest and the November municipal elections. It acknowledged a significant decline in electoral support and low turnout, while noting that the...
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8 January 2022
At its annual January 8 gathering in Limpopo, the ANC National Executive Committee framed the anniversary around renewal and rebuilding. Its statement acknowledged that the movement had lost public...
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28 July 2022
The ANC convened its 6th National Policy Conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg to review policy ahead of its elective conference. Delegates considered organisational renewal, economic transformation,...
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31 July 2022
The four-day policy conference ended after commissions considered reports and recommendations on organisational renewal, gender equality, economic transformation and other areas. The published...
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16 December 2022
The ANCโs 55th National Conference opened at Nasrec under the theme โDefend and Advance the Gains of Freedom: Unity through Renewal.โ Delegates reviewed reports and policy choices, and contested...
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19 December 2022
At the 55th National Conference, delegates elected the ANCโs top seven officials. Ramaphosa retained the presidency with 2,476 votes to Zweli Mkhizeโs 1,897; Paul Mashatile became deputy president,...
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5 January 2023
The ANC concluded its December elective conference in a hybrid session at Imvelo Lodge in the Free State and adopted its declaration. Delegates reaffirmed that the movementโs strategic task included...
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8 January 2023
The ANC marked 111 years since its founding with a rally and National Executive Committee statement in Mangaung, near the site of its 1912 formation. The address recalled resistance to apartheid...
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30 January 2023
At its first meeting after the elective conference, the National Executive Committee processed conference resolutions and set work for the year, including measures to address the energy crisis and...
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16 December 2023
Former ANC president Jacob Zuma announced that he would not campaign for the ANC in the 2024 election and would support the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party. Zuma said he still considered himself...
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8 January 2024
The ANCโs National Executive Committee marked the movementโs 112th anniversary with a statement issued on 8 January; President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the anniversary address at Mbombela Stadium...
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29 January 2024
The ANC National Executive Committee announced the immediate suspension of former president Jacob Zuma, pending disciplinary proceedings. It cited his public announcement that he would campaign for...
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23 February 2024
The Presidency formally proclaimed 29 May 2024 as the date for national and provincial elections after consultation with the Independent Electoral Commission. The election would be the first...
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24 February 2024
The ANC launched its manifesto at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, setting out campaign proposals on jobs, industry, living costs, services and transformation. The party promised more than 2.5 million...
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25 May 2024
The ANC held its Siyanqoba campaign rally at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg four days before voting. President Ramaphosa urged supporters to vote for the party and presented the event as a...
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29 May 2024
South Africans voted in the seventh democratic national and provincial elections. The ANC campaigned on its governing record and manifesto, while opposition parties challenged its performance and...
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2 June 2024
The IEC announced the final 2024 election results: the ANC won 40.18% of the vote and 159 seats in the 400-seat National Assembly. It remained the largest party but fell below a majority for the first...
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6 June 2024
After emergency post-election deliberations, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the party would pursue a government of national unity and invite other parties to join. The decision...
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14 June 2024
The ANC and other participating parties signed a Statement of Intent establishing a Government of National Unity. The agreement set out shared principles and a framework for cooperation after no party...
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19 June 2024
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second presidential term after the National Assembly re-elected him on 14 June with support from parties in the new governing arrangement. The inauguration marked...
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29 July 2024
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee expelled Zuma after finding that his collaboration with and support for the MK Party contravened party rules and damaged the ANCโs integrity and reputation....
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6 August 2024
The ANC National Executive Committee and its lekgotla met after the party entered a Government of National Unity. The outcomes statement described the GNU as a strategic response to the election...
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22 November 2024
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal upheld the earlier decision to expel former president Jacob Zuma. The appeal decision completed the partyโs internal disciplinary process at that...
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11 January 2025
The ANC held its 113th anniversary gathering at Mandela Park Stadium in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, where party president Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the annual address. The statement placed the partyโs...
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19 February 2025
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana postponed the scheduled Budget Speech after parties in the Government of National Unity disagreed over a proposed value-added tax increase. This was an early public...
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12 March 2025
The Minister of Finance tabled the 2025 Budget after its original presentation had been postponed. The revised proposal included phased VAT increases, which were contested by coalition partners and...
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2 April 2025
The Democratic Alliance voted against the budgetโs fiscal framework, opposing the proposed VAT increase, while the ANC and other parties secured its passage with support from ActionSA. The episode...
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24 April 2025
After weeks of coalition disagreement, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the planned VAT increase would be withdrawn. The ANC described the resolution as the result of consultation...
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27 April 2025
The Western Cape High Court issued an order, agreed by the parties before it, setting aside Parliamentโs adoption of the fiscal framework after the VAT increase was reversed. The ANC said the order...
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30 September 2025
The ANC published a base document for its 5th National General Council, scheduled for December. Branches and provincial structures were expected to discuss it before delegates met. The document paired...
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3 November 2025
Leaders of parties in the Government of National Unity issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the coalition sixteen months after signing its Statement of Intent. The statement...
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8 November 2025
The ANC published its approved rules, guidelines and procedures for selecting candidates for the 2026 local government elections. The process was presented as a means of rebuilding and strengthening...
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8 December 2025
The ANC convened its 5th National General Council at Birchwood in Ekurhuleni, bringing together more than 1,500 delegates and alliance partners. The council reviewed implementation of resolutions...
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11 December 2025
The NGC adopted a declaration after commissions reviewed implementation of 55th Conference resolutions and considered emerging challenges. Delegates called for accelerated implementation and renewed...
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8 January 2026
The ANC National Executive Committee issued its January 8 statement marking 114 years since the organisationโs founding. The 2026 address connected ANC history to the 50th anniversary of the 1976...
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10 January 2026
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the anniversary address at Moruleng Stadium in North West. The address called for renewal and made local government, water, economic recovery and organisational...
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30 April 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that municipal elections would take place on 4 November 2026. The ANC began preparing to defend or recover local power after losing support in municipal contests...
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23 August 2026
The ANC launched its local government manifesto at Riverside Park in Diepsloot after consulting communities and reviewing its 2021 manifesto. It set out priorities for the next municipal term and...
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1 September 2026
The IEC informed the ANC that candidate nominations not marked โsubmit as finalโ would not be treated as valid submissions. The issue affected 181 ANC candidates across six municipalities, despite...
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16 September 2026
The Electoral Court dismissed the ANCโs application to restore 181 candidates excluded from local election ballots in six municipalities. The court held that uploading candidate information without...
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15 October 2026
The Constitutional Court granted the ANC leave to appeal and ordered the IEC to take steps to include 181 ANC candidates in six municipalities on the 4 November ballots. It reversed the Electoral...
