{"id":208,"date":"2026-02-05T13:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:41:11","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"208\" class=\"elementor elementor-208\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a43c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6a43c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11d31a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e11d31a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cbf7a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30cbf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About African National Congress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d2838 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49d2838\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a507e52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a507e52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa2c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fa2c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change. For ten decades the ANC has led the struggle against racism and oppression, organising mass resistance, mobilising the international community and taking up the armed struggle against apartheid.<\/p><p>The ANC achieved a decisive democratic breakthrough in the 1994 elections, where it was given a firm mandate to negotiate a new democratic Constitution for South Africa. The new Constitution was adopted in 1996. The ANC was re-elected in 1999 to national and provincial government with an increased mandate. The policies of the ANC are determined by its membership and its leadership is accountable to the membership.<\/p><p>Membership of the ANC is open to all South Africans above the age of 18 years, irrespective of race, colour and creed, who accept its principles, policies and programmes.<\/p><p>Aims<br \/>Creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.<\/p><p>Objectives<br \/>Uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor.<\/p><p>our Policy<br \/>The Freedom Charter, remains the basic policy document of the ANC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be16fcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be16fcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e5705 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"37e5705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ancjoburg.org.za\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/About-History-1320x882.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Left to right: Thomas Mtobi Mapikela, Rev Walter Rubusana, Rev John Dube, Saul Msane, and Sol Plaatje<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About African National Congress The ANC is a national liberation movement. 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