ANC NWC affirms support for Free State PEC, shuts down talk of possible disbandment
The NWC spent the weekend meeting with structures in the province after visiting KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng who have both been turned into provincial task teams.
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula on 10 March 2025 briefed the media on the ANC NWC’s visit to the Free State. Picture: @MYANC/X
JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress’s (ANC) national working committee (NWC) has affirmed its support for the party’s Free State provincial executive committee (PEC), shutting down suggestions of possible disbandment.
The NWC spent the weekend meeting with structures in the province after visiting KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng, who have both been turned into provincial task teams.
During a media briefing on Monday afternoon in the Free State, Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said that while there were problems, the ANC’s NWC had full confidence in the leadership collective led by Mxolisi Dukwana.
"There is no house that doesn’t have problems. These comrades have fought hard in an election we thought we would lose, hands down and for them to produce 51% was not a miracle, it was a collective effort. They worked very hard to achieve that particular result," said Mbalula.
The ANC, in its bid to rebuild and renew itself, is engaging its membership throughout the country.
Mbalula said this would also include the introduction of rigorous political education and thorough membership audits and leadership development initiatives.
Mbalula said that some branches had completely collapsed in the Free State.
"We can do everything of what we can do but if we don’t have branches, the ANC is not alive. We are the only party in terms of popular support and grassroots support that is unmatched in this country and the ANC must use that."