ANC's 5th NGC: A Line in the Sand - Declaration, Direction, and Padkos

ANC's 5th NGC: A Line in the Sand - Declaration, Direction, and Padkos

Reflecting on the ANC's 5th NGC, Faiez Jacobs calls for decisive action and accountability to restore trust and governance in South Africa.

ANC tightens rules on SACP participation as NGC ends with renewal ultimatum

By Johnathan Paoli The ANC closed its fifth National General Council (NGC) in Ekurhuleni on Thursday with a blunt message to its own ranks: the party must renew or perish as it tries to arrest electoral decline ahead of the 2026 local government elections. In a declaration adopted at Birchwood, delegates said the movement faced an “existential crisis” and was “at a fork in the road”. “We can either renew or perish,” was the conclusion. The four-…