The party’s membership has “degenerated” so much that in these elections the ANC has, according to Mbeki, correctly involved the communities in the choosing of the councillor candidates.
People were now becoming members of the ANC for the wrong reasons, particularly wanting to advance their personal interests and for self-enrichment.
“How do you entrust an organisation like that, which is not renewed, with the task of producing the candidates that we want? You can’t. An ordinary and properly functioning branch of the ANC would not need to take special measures to understand the community in this ward. He said that the renewal process of the ANC was necessary, but it was going to be painful as a lot of people would be heavily affected.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
ANC is too big to fail, says MbekiThe former president has called on the ruling party to elect leaders who will manage the resources and use them responsibly.
Read more »
ANC renewal will be painful, but its necessary - MbekiFormer president Thabo Mbeki was sitting in his house one day when he got a missed call from a Cape Town number. Upon returning the call, he realised he had reached the ANC’s Western Cape provincial office.
Read more »
ANC renewal will be painful, but it's necessary - MbekiFormer president Thabo Mbeki was sitting in his house one day when he got a missed call from a Cape Town number. Upon returning the call, he realised he had reached the ANC’s Western Cape provincial office.
Read more »
Ramaphosa leads ANC Western Cape rallyANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the governing party is fielding some of the best candidates for the upcoming local government elections.
Read more »
Former ANC KZN deputy chair killed in a hail of bulletsThe ANC in the province said it was 'deeply shocked and outraged by this senseless killing'.
Read more »