ANC Limpopo branch NGC resolutions call for blue-light ban and GNU overhaul

‘Convoys contribute to electoral decline’

- By Queenin Masuabi

A bold set of resolutions from the ANC's Phusela branch in the Norman Mashabane Region in Limpopo has called for a full ban on blue-light convoys for ANC deployees and urged the party to dissolve the government of national unity (GNU).

These are resolutions that could spark debate at the ANC's national general council (NGC), which is meant to review the party's performance, discuss national issues and debate its policies and programmes.

The branch argues that blue-light convoys, long criticised for aggressive driving, entitlement, and public intimidation, have become the clearest symbol of a leadership disconnected from ordinary South Africans.

It proposes banning blue lights for ministers, MECS, mayors, speakers and all ANC deployees, with exceptions only for the president, deputy president and premiers. According to the branch, these convoys fuel public resentment and have contributed to the ANC's electoral decline.