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ANC Prioritizes Renewal Over Leadership BattlesThe ANC's December 2025 council aims to strengthen the party and address governance and economic issues, sidestepping leadership disputes.
- ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula clarified that the December 8–11 NGC will focus on implementing resolutions from the 2022 national conference.
- The party unanimously supports President Ramaphosa and rejects any internal leadership struggles.
- Key discussions will target organizational renewal, government performance, and socioeconomic reconstruction.
- The South African Communist Party's choice to contest elections independently will be reviewed as part of alliance matters.
There is no leadership struggle in this at all. We're closing ranks.— Fikile Mbalula, the ANC secretary-general, emphasizes that the party is focused on renewal and not on leadership changes.
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