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ANC NEC member, Dr Dickson Masemola, said the ANC could no longer tolerate officials who \u201cdrag their feet\u201d or \u201csnail pace\u201d their responsibilities while communities suffer and corruption threatens to be a permanent feature of governance.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the upcoming NGC, Masemola said the NEC\u2019s impatience was not a matter of choice but a matter of survival.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot afford and we cannot accept situations where corruption wants to become a permanent feature of our administrative systems of government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The deputy minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) emphasised that President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s continued use of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and law-enforcement agencies to root out wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
He noted that multiple judicial processes were already underway to address cases that had undermined the ANC\u2019s \u201cnational democratic project\u201d, adding that this period required sharper political consciousness and urgency from all deployees, both political and administrative.<\/p>\n
Masemola\u2019s warning comes as the ANC holds for what he called a \u201cstrategically unique\u201d NGC, positioned between the 2026 local government elections and less than two years before the 2027 National Conference.<\/p>\n
The sequencing, he argued, places extraordinary pressure on the organisation to stabilise, self-correct and regain public confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National General Council is a very important meeting of the African National Congress,\u201d he said, recalling its origins.<\/p>\n
First implemented in 2000 following a 1997 decision under Nelson Mandela\u2019s leadership transition, the NGC serves as the ANC\u2019s mid-term political checkpoint.<\/p>\n
This is a space for the party to assess performance, recalibrate priorities and test whether the party still commands the confidence of its traditional support base.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s NGC, Masemola stressed, is \u201cnow or never\u201d. Branches up to national structures must confront past mistakes, address discontent and \u201cre-occupy the lost imagination in society\u201d.<\/p>\n
Masemola said the NEC\u2019s stance was clear that the ANC has no time for hesitation and even less for leaders who fail to deliver.<\/p>\n
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