By Johnathan Paoli
The ANC opened its 5th National General Council (NGC) on Monday under a cloud of internal financial strain, with unpaid Luthuli House staff salaries threatening to overshadow what the party insists will be a decisive week of organisational renewal.
While delegates arrived at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre for the four-day gathering, some ANC employees continued picketing over delayed wages, an issue that resurfaced just hours before the NGC began.
The party has admitted it remains unable to pay all staff, with management-level employees still owed.
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has said the party turned to intensive fundraising to stabilise its finances, adding that unpaid staff were mainly in management, starting with himself, while other employees had been paid.
“The issue of non payment of staff has been resolved, only senior managers such as myself are left outstanding. All junior staff have been attended
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