By Johnathan Paoli
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has emphasised the party’s historic ties to faith communities, highlighting the party’s birthplace at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Mission Church in Bloemfontein in 1912.
Mbalula addressed the congregation at Shekainah Healing Ministries in Philippi in Cape Town on Sunday, as part of the build-up to the party’s January 8 statement and its 113th anniversary celebrations.
“We were born right in the womb of the church and we therefore have our spiritual DNA and umbilical cord as our political compass right here in the house of the Lord,” he said.
Mbalula said the visit to Shekainah Healing Ministries underscored the ANC’s efforts to strengthen its relationship with faith-based organisations as part of its broader renewal campaign.
This initiative aimed to restore trust, unity and integrity within the party and across the nation.
Aligned with the church’s mission of fostering unity and hope, Mbalula called on
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