Marking January 8 in the Age of Renewal – The Mail & Guardian

Marking January 8 in the age of renewal – The Mail & Guardian

Every year on 8 January, the African National Congress pauses for collective self-reflection and recommitment to its historic mission. January 8 is the ideological heartbeat of our movement, the day on which the ANC reaffirms its covenant with the people, reasserts its historic mission, and renews its mandate to lead society in the struggle for a non-racial, non-sexist, democratic, and prosperous South Africa. This moment is not an annual ritual…

ANC’s January 8 moment: Ramaphosa must avoid rhetoric, or lose metros come elections

Simon Nare If ever there was a time an ANC January 8 Statement had to stick, resonate, and get the country behind it, it has to be the 2026 statement set to be delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa at Maruleng Stadium, outside Rustenburg, this weekend. The statement traditionally sets the tone for the year and outlines the party’s goals and priorities for the year ahead, but this is not an ordinary year. It’s a local government election year, a…