ANC KWA ZULU-NATAL RENEWAL @KASIBCNEWS

Receive our revolutionary greetings in The Year to make the ANC a more effective instrument of the people to achieve the vision of the Freedom Charter and the People’s mandate. Reaffirming our commitment that The People Shall Govern and that they Shall Share in The Country’s Wealth. 

We as the African National Congress, provincial leadership in Kwa-Zulu Natal therefore  reaffirm our commitment that The People Shall Govern and that they share in the country’s wealth. To that end, we can no longer take our rank-and-file members for granted if we are to reclaim the ANC as a strategic Centre of power. 

As we forge ahead in our endeavour to reclaim the ANC in KZN we Congratulate comrade Dickson Masemola and other NEC members who were duly deployed to the ANC in KZN to collectively rebuild and renew our movement. Comrades Thoko Didiza, Donald, Selamolela, Penny Majodina, Steve Mmapaseka Letsike, Pam Tshwete, Angie Motshekga, Phumulo Masualle, Joe Maswanganye, we congratulate you on your new task and reaffirm our commitment to work with you in rebuilding the ANC in KZN. 

Our task as this collective is  a generational mission to reposition the ANC as the centre of people’s power post the disastrous election results of 2024 elections where we secured only a measly 17% of the vote in KZN. 

Our task includes retaining our existing support base and regaining the support of those ANC Supporters who voted against us in 2024. But above all we must engage with all those who live in our communities to be active in building structures of civil society, including respecting and working very closely with our Traditional Leaders and the Religious Communities. 

We must also work closely to turn around the major municipalities in our province especially those we play a major role such as eThekwini Metro.  Comrades, we must decisively deal with Internal challenges such as factionalism and corruption. 

We have no space for the corruption in this collective. We are not going to allow anyone regardless of who they are, to use their positions to gain advantage by any corrupt means. 

We must all recommit to our founding principles of renewal to rebuild all our structures. We must all lead by example and we must live by the Constitution and all policies and decisions of the ANC and its constitutional structures as reaffirmed by our Secretary General, comrade Fikile Mbalula. 

We face an existential threat which requires drastic measures to turn things around. Our collective goal is to bring back people home to the ANC. We have to fight back to regain the confidence of our people. We must redouble our efforts to mobilise our tradional base which includes the White, Coloured and Indian community, including our Alliance Partners, the SACP, COSATU and SANCO who must be part and parcel of our renewal project.

 The NEC has outlined three main tasks for the next 3 to 6 months as follows:

• To rebuild and renew the ANC and reconnect the movement with all sectors of society in every community across the province. 

• To prepare for the 2026 local government elections. 

• To oversee the work of ANC Cadres deployed in the province and local government and ensure service delivery. 

We cannot deviate from this mandate. IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS AND TASKS • 

We  want to commend the positive spirit with which we have been received by everyone in the ANC Office, from previous office bearers to administrative staff • We will be receiving an in-depth State of the Organisation Report within the next three weeks. 

This will enable the current leadership to get an objective analysis of where we are as an organisation, to avoid duplications, and to ensure that the interventions and the Plans we formulate going forward are scientific and grounded in solving the most pressing issues of our people. 

• On Membership: We will give ourselves sufficient time to go through the question of membership. The key point is that we should have a process that inspires hope amongst the members of the ANC and protects its integrity. 

This will entail, amongst others, udit and verification of the membership to ensure credibility of our processes. To that end, some of our officials will be attending a membership training session. The workshop will present the POA and roadmap for all matters relating to membership. After this workshop, provinces will be expected to schedule their membership training session dates. We will brief the media once we have recorded progress on this critical matter. 

• Renewal Charter: We agreed that all of us must subscribe to the Renewal Charter as a physical expression of our commitment to rebuilding our movement. This Charter adds a layer of dedication and is a solemn pledge by all of us to work for our movement and our people. 

• Asiye Ekhaya Campaign: This campaign is our grassroots engine which seeks to reconnect the ANC with its core constituency. 

This campaign will  will be focused on ensuring that the ANC retains its role as the strategic centre for all progressive forces and individuals (The Leader of Society). 

 Intensification of Political Education: We will enhance our political education machinery and campaign to build both political and social consciousness amongst our leaders, members and supporters to capacitate them in driving the National Democratic Revolution. 

In pursuit of this goal of uniting all our people and sectors of society behind the ANC, we shall also convene several meetings and engagements with key stakeholders to ensure we do not leave our organs of people’s power behind.