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Media Statements ANC DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL CDE NOMVULA MOKONYANE LEADS DELEGATION TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) 19 May 2025 The African National Congress announces with deep sadness the passing of Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Gertrude Shope also known as Ma Shope, who departed peacefully at her home in Gauteng earlier today, aged 99. A lifelong […]

Media Statements ANC STATEMENT ON THE REBURIAL AND FUNERAL OF ADVOCATE DUMA NOKWE AND MAMA VUYISWA ‘TINY’ NOKWE 17 May 2025 “Laduma libalele – The thunder has returned home.” The African National Congress joins the people of South Africa, the liberation movement, and progressive forces across the continent in solemn reflection as we mark the reburial

Media Statements STATEMENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA’S INAUGURATION 10 May 2025 Today, the African National Congress (ANC) joins millions of South Africans in commemorating one of the most significant milestones in our nation’s history, the inauguration of President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on 10 May 1994 as the first Black, democratically elected President of a

Media Statements AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS STATEMENT ON THE ELECTION OF POPE LEO XIV 9 May 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) warmly welcomes the election of Pope Leo XIV as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, following the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. This moment of global spiritual significance comes at a time when

Media Statements AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS COMMEMORATES THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION 8 May 2025 On the historic day of the 8th May 1996, the National Assembly adopted the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. This was signed into law on the 10th December 1996 in Sedibeng, the then Vaal Triangle in recognition of

Media Statements ANC BIDS FAREWELL TO SADR AMBASSADOR, REAFFIRMS SOLIDARITY WITH WESTERN SAHARA 6 May 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) had the honour of hosting H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Yeslem Beissat of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) for a farewell courtesy call with ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. This engagement marked the conclusion of Ambassador Beissat’s

Media Statements HONOURING THE LEGACY OF SITHALANDWE/SEAPARANKWE WALTER SISULU – A REVOLUTIONARY FOR ALL SEASONS 5 May 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) pauses with solemn pride today to honour the life and revolutionary legacy of one of the greatest architects of South Africa’s liberation, Isithalandwe/Seaparankwe Comrade Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu. A leader of towering humility and

Media Statements ANC STATEMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE VAT INCREASE AND THE NEXT STEPS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, WORKERS DAY AND REDUCTION OF ROAD FATALITIES 30 April 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) welcomes the formal withdrawal of the proposed VAT increase by the Minister of Finance and the setting aside of the 2025 Fiscal

Media Advisory ANC SECRETARY GENERAL, COMRADE FIKILE MBALULA, TO BRIEF THE MEDIA ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL INTEREST, THE DEFENCE OF WORKERS RIGHTS AND THE SUCCESFUL GOVERNMENT CLAMP DOWN ON ROAD FATALITIES DURING THE EASTER SEASON 30 April 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) will hold a media briefing to be addressed by the ANC Secretary

Media Statements ANC STATEMENT NOTING THE WESTERN CAPE HIGH COURT DECISION ON THE VAT APPLICATION 27 April 2025 The African National Congress (ANC) notes the decision of the Western Cape Division of the High Court to issue an order setting aside Parliament’s adoption of the Fiscal Framework tabled by Minister of Finance, Cde Enoch Godongwana, last month.