“Our people expect delivery, and they expect it now,” Ramaphosa said to NGC attendees this week. President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the ANCNational General Council (NGC)for its “preparedness, discipline and focus,” using the closing session in Boksburg to send a message to party deployees: South Africans want results, not promises. Ramaphosa on Thursday lauded ANC delegates for what he called an “impressive resurgence” in the governing party’s internal culture, saying their discipline and informed engagement at the NGC should translate into cleaner, faster and more accountable governance.
The NGC, held this week in Boksburg, gathered branches, regional leaders and national officials to refine the ANC’s policy direction, strengthen unity and sharpen transformation priorities. Inside the ANC National General Council (NGC) plenary in Boksburg. Delegates adopted a declaration outlining commitments aimed at guiding the party from branch level to government — especially as the ANC moves into what it calls the “combat stage” of local government election preparations.
Ramaphosasaid he was encouraged by the diversity, “calm, comradely” debates, and the quality of research and preparedness shown in commissions, arguing that such internal discipline is a prerequisite for improving the lives of citizens. “When we read, when we research and when we think, we decide better. And when we decide better, our people live better,” he said.
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The President noted that the NGC defied expectations of chaos, saying some critics and media observers “kept looking at loose chairs” anticipating disorder. Instead, he said, delegates stayed engaged, attentive and focused on substance: “That shows improvement in the ANC — and more importantly, a refusal to be distracted.”
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