{"id":94965,"date":"2026-01-06T17:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/focus-on-ancs-much-anticipated-january-8-statement"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:58:41","slug":"focus-on-ancs-much-anticipated-january-8-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/focus-on-ancs-much-anticipated-january-8-statement","title":{"rendered":"Focus on ANC\u2019s much-anticipated January 8 Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Final preparations are underway for the ANC\u2019s 114th anniversary celebrations in the North West this week.<\/p>\n<p>The January 8 statement will be delivered by party president Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>The statement traditionally sets the tone for the ANC\u2019s programme for the year ahead, reflecting on challenges faced by the party and outlining planned interventions under a chosen theme.<\/p>\n<p>ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says the party&#8217;s focus is not so much on talk but rather on service delivery interventions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We even have our local service delivery intervention teams, our local government team, our rapid response teams from Luthuli House &#8211; so the entire of Luthuli House is in the North West.<\/p>\n<p>And work on service delivery improvements had already begun promises Bhengu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve already started going to places [in North West], where we see a pothole we call the councillor and they need to call their principal, the Mayor, on the spot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But what about in other parts of the country, asks 702&#8217;s Ray White.<\/p>\n<p>Problems in Gauteng, for example, are well-documented, particularly in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>In September, after being named the Democratic Alliance\u2019s mayoral candidate for the city, DA Federal Chairperson Helen Zille noted that there were parts of the city that were &#8216;completely devastated&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The general mood in Johannesburg is that the city is turning around. 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