ANC
The ANC (African National Congress) is South Africa's governing political party and a liberation movement that has dominated the country's politics since the end of apartheid in 1994. Founded in 1912, it is one of the oldest political organisations on the African continent. The party led the struggle against apartheid under leaders including Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu, and was unbanned in 1990 after decades of prohibition. The ANC won South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994 with Mandela as president, and has retained national government control in every subsequent election, though with declining majorities. The party's ideology is rooted in the Freedom Charter adopted in 1955, which calls for a nonracial, democratic South Africa with nationalisation of key industries, though economic policy has evolved significantly since 1994. The ANC is structured as a broad church that includes internal factions ranging from pro-business moderates to leftist elements aligned with the South African Communist Party and trade union federation Cosatu, which together form the Tripartite Alliance. In recent years the party has faced declining electoral support, internal divisions, and sustained criticism over corruption, service delivery failures and high unemployment. In the 2024 national elections, the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time, securing just over 40% of the vote and entering into a Government of National Unity with the DA and other parties. The party's headquarters are at Luthuli House in Johannesburg, and it publishes the journal ANC Today.
ANC Updates
Julius Malema to face criminal prosecution for falsely accusing Bergview principal of rape
Updated 3 hours ago Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, will face criminal prosecution after falsely accusing a school principal of rape. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution... →
Daily Podcast – August 06, 2026
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th August 2026 Making headlines: Madlanga report recommends suspension of Shadrack Sibiya and others; DA files no confidence motion against Tshwane speaker; And,... →
DA files no confidence motion against Tshwane speaker to block ‘coalition looting’
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th August 2026 The DA in Tshwane submitted a motion of no confidence against the Speaker of the Tshwane Council Mncedi Ndzwanana, with the party framing it as a... →
DA tables motion of no confidence against Tshwane Speaker
6th August 2026 The DA in Tshwane today submitted a motion of no confidence against the Speaker of the Tshwane Council, Mncedi Ndzwanana. A recent High Court... →
ANC, PA and Al Jama-ah undermine Section 89 inquiry with abstention
5th August 2026 ActionSA notes with serious concern the decision by the ANC, Patriotic Alliance (PA), and Al Jama-ah to abstain from the vote to appoint an... →
Politicians laud voter registration drive with surge in registrations by youth, women 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th August 2026 Politicians have hailed the conclusion of the final voter registration weekend as a definitive reaffirmation of public faith in South Africa’s... →
DA goes to court over law that angered Trump
By: Reuters 3rd August 2026 The DA, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to challenge a land seizure law that US President Donald Trump... →
Govt urges families to apply for the repatriation of liberation heroes from Angola
By: Thabi Shomolekae 31st July 2026 In a historic step towards healing the wounds of the liberation struggle, Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie, announced on Friday... →
DA criticises Ramaphosa’s ‘recycled’ water crisis plan, as ANC defends ‘infrastructure reforms’
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th July 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National Water Action Plan (NWAP) has sparked a political clash between coalition partners, with the DA dismissing the... →
Court halts Phala Phala impeachment process, Ramaphosa pledges cooperation
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th July 2026 The Western Cape High Court has granted President Cyril Ramaphosa an urgent interim interdict, pausing Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment process.... →
