The ANC in Gauteng says its provincial congress due to start on Thursday will prioritise a discussion on how a further electoral decline, or even a total defeat, can be avoided in the general election in 2024.
This as the party says it has learnt from previous conferences that failed to discuss policies and reports due to overly focusing on electing leaders.
“And that’s the reason we’re starting early, fortunately. We are not starting early with political discussions because we fear losing [power], we are affirming who we are and we really believe that this thing of conferences of the ANC being replaced from being festivals of ideas to being about elections.”
“But we’ll be naive to say the electorate has not pointed out some limitations and gaps within the party itself,” he said. “And that’s the reason we believe if we start conference early, it will give us ample time to analyse the concern, not only diagnose the concern but provide relevant answers to the concern.
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