INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

The country approaches the close of Transport Month, entering a critical phase as it gravitates towards the most important 4th November 2026 Local Government Elections. The milestone we have reached has not been easy, punctuated the organisation’s watershed appeal of the Electoral Court case which the highest court ruled in the ANC’s favour. The ANC defined this judgment as a victory for democracy, free and fair elections, universal suffrage, and the will of the people but strengthened our democracy, the IEC as an institution democracy and the Constitutional Court and our legal jurisprudence. In the end, the Court spoke on behalf of the voiceless, the Constitution and the will of the people triumphed.

The Local Government Elections should take place in a climate of peace, absence of misinformation and disinformation. The onslaught of misinformation and disinformation against the ANC is continuing. This is a well-coordinated agenda and programme to weaken the ANC at the polls. The ANC calls for an immediate end to the political killings which pose a threat to fair, credible and peaceful elections.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS STATE OF READINESS

The country gradually approaches the 4th November 2026 determined and is encouraged by the communities’ eagerness to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the Local Government Elections. These elections go beyond casting a vote for the parties of choice but an exercise of the entrenched and patriotic duty to defend democracy and advance freedom.

The elections are about deepening democracy, build a system of local government capable of discharging its mandate of service delivery. The ANC is ready for the elections with the people waiting impatiently to vote for the ANC. This vote is about trust and the confidence of the people in the ANC as a leader of society, joining people in the path of development and uniting them behind the vision of a better life for all.

The ANC is interacting with communities, listening to them, addressing their needs in the areas of crime, water, load reduction, potholes, youth unemployment, drugs and substance abuse, GBVF, the high cost of living and other service delivery needs. We continue to receive positive feedback from the communities and civil society organisations. In addressing societal needs the ANC had in its manifesto adopted a 6-POINT PLAN to change the face

of local government, enhance its service delivery capacity. We are confident of an overwhelming victory.

KEY MESSAGE#

• The ANC is on the ground, interacting and working with communities to address service delivery needs identified by communities;• The ANC is on a renewal programme, adopted a strict candidate selection criteria and candidates with the requisite skills and expertise to drive the vision of a better life for all, to fix local government

and candidates based on the will of the people. This work includes performing and corruption and debt-free municipalities with service delivery aligned unqualified audits; and

• The ANC is fixing local government.

WATER CHALLENGES

The ANC is aware of the water challenges facing the communities. Addressing these challenges is the ongoing work of the ANC, led by President Ramaphosa. This follows the R1 trillion investment in infrastructure development

which include water infrastructure, municipal debts and the National Water Action Plan.

Government, through the Department of Water and Sanitation, has targeted the launch of the programme in rural

communities in three Provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Gauteng and other parts of the country.

The National Water Access Acceleration Programme is designed to fast-track practical, sustainable and fit-for-

purpose water solutions for communities that continue to lack safe drinking water.

KEY MESSAGE #

• The ANC is continuing with the work of fixing local government, engaging its capacity to provide water and

address the sanitation and water challenges.

SIYANQOBA RALLY- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

The ANC Siyanqoba Rally represents a journey to a victory towards the 4th November elections. Our consultations

with the communities, a manifesto based on the will of communities, reflective of their interests, and needs.

KEY MESSAGE #

• The local government elections manifesto launches, the election trail, the national Siyanqoba and provincial

rallies are not final interactions with communities but will continue its consultation and interface with

communities, forge partnerships with various sections of our society to collectively build better

communities.

• The communities welcomed the ANC and reiterated their support for the organisation. The ANC thanks

communities for their trust in its leadership and commitment to change their lives for the better. Our 6-

POINT PLAN is our working plan towards a better life for all.

• The ANC is confident of a decisive victory in the local government elections which constitutes mandate to

continue with the vision of a better life all.

• The ANC calls upon the registered voters to go out in the numbers to vote for the ANC in order to continue

its work of service delivery.

5.3% TO R8.044 TRILLION-A POSITIVE GROWTH PATH – GROWING THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY

The South African economy is resilient and growing. This follows its upward revision by the Statistics South Africa

by 5.3% to R8.044 trillion following a rebasing and benchmarking exercise. The ANC’s work of growing the economy

is on a positive trajectory, to create jobs through industrialisation, investment and other interventions.KEY MESSAGE #

• This revision means that the South Africa’s economy is 5.3% larger than previously reported for 2025, with

nominal GDP reaching R8.044 trillion which is up from the previous estimate of R7.642 trillion. In the 2022

base year, the economy was revised upward by 4.9% to R6.99 trillion. This growth was driven by finance,

real estate, and business services which expanded by 9.1%.

• This revision comes at the positive time when for many years the South African economy was characterised

to be on the decline. This development demonstrates the work and commitment of the organisation to

stimulate the economy, and is indicative of an economy on a positive growth path to create jobs through

industrialisation, investment and other interventions, instilling hope for economic growth and job creation.

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