THE ANC’s brand as a servant of the people and leader of society has been severely battered, the party’s national executive committee (NEC) Lekgotla admitted on Saturday.
This follows a meeting of the ANC’s highest decision-making body which took place from 20 to 23 January to deliberate the party’s plans for the year ahead.
During the meeting, the NEC lekgotla said it made an in depth analysis of the Local government elections results and the implications for the movement, with inputs from the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflections (MISTRA) and the ANC’s National Elections Team.
“The African National Congress as an organisation is beset by severe challenges, with weak organisation, internal conflicts, factionalism and individual self-interest … The ANC’s brand as a servant of the people and leader of society has been severely battered,” spokesperson Pule Mabe said in a statement.
In recent local government elections, the party suffered its
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