{"id":95025,"date":"2026-01-07T17:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-boosts-community-outreach-for-114th-anniversary"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:41:01","slug":"anc-boosts-community-outreach-for-114th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-boosts-community-outreach-for-114th-anniversary","title":{"rendered":"ANC Boosts Community Outreach for 114th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The ANCis carrying on with community engagement in the North West on Tuesday as part of its 114th birthday celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>With the party marking 114 years since its establishment on Thursday, this year\u2019s annual celebration is being held in Rustenburg.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities will conclude with President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s January 8 statement at a rally on Saturday, where he is expected to outline the party\u2019s key priorities for the year.<\/p>\n<p>However, this year\u2019s birthday celebrations have been overshadowed by the United States\u2019 invasion of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Ordinarily, the ANC would be focusing on cake-cutting celebrations, door-to-door campaigns, and community engagements, but it has had to spend considerable time condemning America\u2019s invasion of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party and the South African government cannot stand by and watch the United States abuse its military power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our understanding of what has happened to Venezuela can be summed up as nothing else but imperialist aggression. 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