Johnathan Paoli
Scores of ANC supporters flock to Mbombela Stadium in anticipation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address.
It’s all systems go for the presentation of the ANC’s January 8th Statement and its 112 anniversary celebrations on Saturday at the 40 000 seater Mbombela Stadium.
Traditionally, the ruling party holds an annual commemoration rally marking the formation of the ANC back in January 1912.
On 8 January 1912, chiefs, representatives of people’s and church organisations, and other prominent individuals gathered in Bloemfontein and formed the African National Congress, with the declaration that its aim was to bring all Africans together as one people to defend their rights and freedoms.
The address is expected to be most likely framed as a “defensive campaign” – highlighting the party’s successes since 1994 – according to political analysts, especially because of the heavy criticism that have been leveled against it for its failure to deliver
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