By Akani Nkuna
The sun showed no mercy over Moruleng village, but neither did ANC supporters. From the early hours of Saturday morning, the party faithful braved the searing North West heat, pouring into Moruleng Stadium in Ristenburg, North West, to mark the ANC’s 114th birthday in a display of endurance, colour and political theatre.
Draped head-to-toe in the ANC’s black, green and gold, supporters fanned themselves with placards and caps as they claimed their spots on the concrete stands, determined to witness President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the party’s all-important January 8 Statement — the annual political compass of the movement.
Moruleng, usually a quiet rural village outside Rustenburg, was momentarily transformed into a bustling mini-metropolis.
Convoys of buses rolled in steadily, offloading singing, chanting supporters who spilled into the streets, turning the approach to the stadium into a moving carnival of struggle songs and ululations.
By midday, the stadium
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