Africa’s oldest liberation movement, the African National Congress, ANC turns 107 today.
South Africa’s governing party since the end of apartheid in 1994 is celebrating this milestone amid deep divisions, factionalism and a litany of corruption allegations.
Birthday celebrations are planned for this weekend in the coastal city of Durban, where President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the party’s annual birthday statement.
It was on this day in 1912 that African leaders gathered in the central town of Bloemfontein to fight against colonialism and the scourge of racial oppression, which later became known as apartheid.
President Ramaphosa has been using the birthday to campaign ahead of this year’s general election.
