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The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election resulted in Nelson Mandela being elected as President of South Africa.
In 2024, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority, although the ANC remained the largest party, receiving 40.18 percent of the vote. The Democratic Alliance (DA) received the second-highest number of votes (21.81 percent) followed by the new, Jacob Zuma-led, MK party (14.58 percent) and EFF (9.52 percent). [145]
The rules, published in August 2022, effected several significant changes to the ANC's internal election procedures, First, they disqualified from top leadership positions any ANC members who had been charged with or found guilty of "unethical or immoral conduct, or any serious crime, or corruption". [1]
The National Conference of the African National Congress is a party congress that is held every five years. It elects members to the National Executive Committee, the party's highest decision-making body, as well as the "Top Six" leaders of the National Executive. The next national conference, the ANC's 56th, will be held in December 2027. [1]
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa used a major speech in parliament on Thursday to play up his party's achievements over the last 30 years, but gave little detail about his plans to address ...
The 48th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) took place from 2 to 7 July 1991 at the University of Durban–Westville in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). [1] It was the first national conference of the ANC since the organisation was banned by the apartheid government in 1960 and marked the ascension of Nelson Mandela to ...
On 12 September 1957, the largely dormant ANC and the City Youth League merged to found the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress. The date was significant, being the 67th Anniversary of Occupation Day, a holiday celebrated by the white settler population. Having proved himself a strong organiser and powerful negotiator, Joshua Nkomo was ...
ANC Today is a weekly web-based newsletter published by the African National Congress (ANC). It consists mainly of updates on current programmes and initiatives of the ANC. In 2001, the ANC launched an online party newspaper ANC Today – Online Voice of the African National Congress to offset the alleged bias of the white-controlled press. [1] [2]