January 8 Statement

He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism

The Morogoro Consultative Conference, convened under the quiet but resolute leadership of Oliver Reginald Tambo, was no celebration. It was a reckoning

The ANC Youth League president said if the police did not do their job, young South Africans would ‘take our country from people who are hijacking it’

Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends

He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’

The ANC and DA trade jabs as the former prepares to deliver its annual address, with coalition politics under scrutiny

The party hopes to win back voters in the Western Cape, where its January 8 commemoration is being held

The ANC suspended Msibi, the party’s provincial treasurer, two weeks before the premier’s action

Load-shedding and unity are set to dominate the president’s address, which comes at a low point for the party

In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated

Viewing January 8 off the screen instead of from the middle of a stadium should be the way of the future

Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled

The president urged the ruling party’s supporters to flock to Orlando Stadium this coming Sunday for its 105th anniversary celebration.

The ANC cannot yet disentangle its ideals and its promises from the internal realpolitik of its leadership battles, such as the clash looming now.

The rally is expected to give the party an opportunity to set the tone and direction for the year ahead.