The South African National Civics Organisation (SANCO) has vowed that it will not be business as usual as far as their support for the ANC is concerned regarding the forthcoming 2026 Municipal elections.
At a media briefing last week Thursday held in Pretoria, SANCO indicated that it is still relevant today because it still engages in day-to-day issues of this country and for example they have issued a statement decrying Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi statement wherein he said he always goes to hotels to take a shower while ordinary citizens don’t have water in their homes.
SANCO said it had also lambasted a Deputy Minister who went on a campaign called one bread one family as that campaign is a mockery of the plight of the poor.
Regarding being given positions in the Municipality and government by the ANC, SANCO said their mission is not about positions but meaningful engagement regarding service delivery to the poor masses of this country.
The civic movement said it was conducting an audit whereby it would ascertain whether promises made to the residents in various wards are bring fulfilled.
SANCO also urged any residents who have been extorted money by SANCO officials to report the matter to them (SANCO) as they are the relevant office to deal with such a matter.
SANCO will be holding an urgent special meeting with the ANC on Tuesday because it can’t wait for the elections to pass but wants to be part and parcel of the decision-making process now before going into elections.
SANCO has been complaining all along that it is in an “abusive relationship” with the ANC and has now resolved to engage the ANC in a robust debate regarding the future of the alliance between the two organisations.
“We are not going to give the ANC a blank cheque as was the case all these years and we have therefore suspended our participation regarding campaigning for the ANC in the forthcoming 2026 Municipal elections as we first want to engage with the ANC meaningfully before we give them our support,” said SANCO.
“We want to see self-correction from the ANC and it is only after that meaningful engagement with it that we will announce our way forward regarding our support for it,” said SANCO.
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