South Africa : ANC Party Launches Reform Plan

The ruling South Africa’s African National Congress Party (ANC), is strategizing ahead of this year’s local government elections. On January 10, 2026, the party unveiled an ambitious six-point reform drive aimed at transforming public frustration into votes at local government polls. Speaking at a ceremony marking ANC’s 114th Anniversary in the North-Western town of Rustenburg, where thousands of supporters draped in the party’s black, green and yellow filled the venue with song and dance, the Chairman of the ANC party, Cyril Ramaphosa who is also the country’s President said, “We cannot blame our people if they question whether our democracy, our constitution, our economy and indeed the ANC and the Alliance really work for them.” He added that, “We need to act with urgency, determination and courage in making renewal more visible and irreversible. We fully understand that we either renew or perish.” ANC’s reform blueprint zeroes in on unemployment, entrenched corruption, worsening inequality and runaway crimes.
During the 2024 general elections, the party which has been in power for over three decades, suffered a major setback after losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since the countr...