By Thapelo Molefe
The second day of the 12th African National Congress (ANC) Tshwane Regional Conference was dominated by sharp interventions from alliance partners, firm warnings against factionalism and corruption, and renewed calls for organisational discipline ahead of the 2026 local government elections.
Addressing delegates on Saturday, alliance partner COSATU’s Tshwane Cluster Chairperson Thomas Hlongwane used his platform to openly criticise the state of the ANC-led alliance in the capital, accusing the regional leadership of sidelining workers and treating alliance partners as “stepchildren”.
“It can’t be correct, comrade, that you treat us as a stepchild in our own movement. We will never allow that,” Hlongwane said, calling for the immediate rebuilding of alliance relations beyond election periods.
At its National General Council (NGC) last week, the ANC resolved that alliance partner South African Communist Party (SACP) members participating in joint ANC election structures must recuse themselves to avoid conflicts of
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