ANCWL STATEMENT ON THE PROCESS TOWARDS 54TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ANC
The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) has noted that most of the African National Congress (ANC) branches and Provinces have concluded their Branch General Meetings (BGM's) and Provincial General Councils (PGC's) respectively.
Even though some branches experienced challenges, the process provided the ANC and its structures with an opportunity to learn and improve ANC processes on leadership nominations. The ANCWL applauds all the branches that run the process with no hindrances. The ANC must resolve all the outstanding branch disputes and ensure that all branches of ANC in good standing are represented in the 54th National Conference. No branch in good standing should not form part of the conference of branches.
The ANCWL is disturbed by the emergence of tendencies of using Courts to resolve ANC internal matters. In its 54th National Conference, the ANC must resolve on how to curb such tendencies or else the ANC will spend much of its time in Courts than focusing on leading the society. ANC members who undermine the internal arbitration processes and taking the ANC to Courts before exhausting all internal process must be persuaded to desist from such behaviours.
The ANCWL reiterates its calls for unity of purpose in the ANC. ANC remains the only hope of many of South Africans and therefore it's unity is sacrosanct. It is upon all the members of the ANC to work towards making the ANC an even more effective instrument of liberation in the hands of the people, and defend the unity and integrity of the Organisation and its principles, and combat any tendency towards disruption and factionalism.
The ANCWL leadership collective, carrying the mandate of supporters and members of the organisation will continue having frank deliberations with ANC structures countrywide on the type of cadres required in the ANC NEC.