ANC is 'at crossroads'

'Organisation is in a crisis of ideology and transformation that is not working.'

- Itumeleng Mafisa

The ANC celebrates its 114th birthday this week, but political analyst André Duvenhage says the party has little to celebrate.

The ANC's main celebration will take place at Moruleng Stadium in North West on Saturday. This event will be preceded by other activities that form part of the party's celebrations.

Duvenhage told The Citizen yesterday that he expects President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his main January 8th statement speech to downplay the challenges facing the country and his party.

"The current state of the ANC is the weakest since 1994, with the worst and biggest challenges in the history of the organisation," Duvenhage said.

"The organisation is in a crisis - a crisis of ideology and transformation that is not working. The economy is not growing, unemployment is at its highest and inequality is at its highest, so the ANC is not delivering in major performance areas.