A significant shift in strategy as the ANC forces its members to bear the financial burden of attending the January 8 celebrations, raising concerns about the party's financial stability and ability to fulfill its promises.
The ANC has challenged its members to take personal financial responsibility for attending the upcoming January 8 celebrations in Khayelitsha , Cape Town this week. Insiders suggest that the ANC's decision is a clear indication of the party's financial struggles . The move is seen as a desperate attempt to alleviate the financial burden of hosting large-scale events and by passing the costs on to its members, the ANC is effectively admitting that it can no longer afford to foot the bill.
The party sources said the ANC's financial woes are not entirely surprising, given the party's history of financial mismanagement and corruption. The decision to make members pay their own way may be seen as a pragmatic move, but it also raises questions about the party's ability to deliver on its promises to its members and the broader South African public. Political analyst, Dr John Molepo, an Associate Professor at the University of the North West, said that the move signals a significant pivot in the ANC's operational strategy, pushing back against past practices and financial dependencies. “Breaking with its customary practice of transporting members en masse to national festivities, the ANC is now urging its followers to pay their own way. This unprecedented shift has ignited a conversation about self-sufficiency ahead of the big jamboree this coming weekend in Khayelitsha township in Cape Town,” he said. However, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, drumming up support for the bash, said that the party would go on despite factions. “In the lives of our people by continuing to progress the souls of people when we come here it's not an accident,” Mbalula told IOL
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