The president emphasised the party’s urgent need for renewal, calling it a choice between survival or demise
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It has become an ANC tradition to deliver the statement in big stadiums with supporters from all over the country. However, this year the ANC held the commemoration at a local stadium in Khayelitsha and did not bus in supporters from other provinces. “The extent and depth of the electoral loss points to an organisation that has lost significant support and public confidence. This may be a painful reality for us to accept, but our healing lies in accepting the depth of dysfunction in our structures and among our members and leadership.”
He said the 2024 elections results confirm that they face an existential crisis saying that “this is a moment wherein the ANC should either renew or perish.”
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