ANC policy conference: The iceberg moment is upon us: If the conference is misjudged then, like the Titanic, the ANC will sink
and other global developments and the effects are felt by all, particularly as seen in the rapid rise in the cost of living, fuel prices and the crippling bout of load-shedding. It exacerbates poverty and inequality.
There is hope that renewal will transcend from a mythical task to real tangible change in the ranks of the party. In the words of the song by Elvis, it’s time for “a little less conversation, a little more action”. When policies do not work, we need to scrap them and introduce new ones or amend the existing ones. We need to take a long, hard look and reflect on where we are. If we have failed in policy implementation, the policy conference is the ideal opportunity to rectify this.
The electoral decline is important because, as our intellectual doyen, comrade Joel Netshitenzhe argues, the ANC does not exist for its own sake but to lead society in constructing a new and equitable socio-political system. Sadly some in the movement seem to have forgotten that.
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