The Second National Consultative Conference, which took place on the 30th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, rededicated itself to the ideals of the founding fathers of the ANC, and endorsed the principles enshrined in the Freedom Charter.

The conference assessed the developments since the Morogoro Conference of 1969, and re-endorsed its decisions.

From the reports given it became clear that the ANC had not only had contacts with the developments and organisations at home, but had been part of those developments.