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This is due both to the huge disparities of our past and to ongoing weaknesses in governance, capacity and financial management within the different spheres of government.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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While great progress has been made since the advent of democracy, there are many areas that suffer from a lack of housing, access to electricity, water and sanitation, and social infrastructure.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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Ending gender-based violence in all its forms is therefore integral to the social and economic progress of our nation.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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Throughout the country, communities are still confronted by high rates of crime, violence and other social problems, such as drug and alcohol abuse.   The second pandemic in our country – of violence against women and children – continues to plague our society.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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Without the economic and social relief measures that the government put in place, and without the urgent interventions to strengthen our public health care facilities, the situation could have been far worse.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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The economy has contracted sharply. Around two million jobs have been lost and many more people have fallen below the poverty line. — PolitiTweet.org

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The pandemic has brought into sharper focus the fault lines of inequality, income deprivation, asset poverty, and lack of skills and economic opportunities among the majority of our people. — PolitiTweet.org

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Comrades and Friends,   The coronavirus pandemic has deepened poverty and unemployment in our society.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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As we celebrate this great milestone alongside our Alliance partner, we reaffirm our shared commitment to the achievement of a National Democratic Society. #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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It has been at the forefront of the struggle against racial discrimination and capitalist exploitation.   The Communist Party has also played a critical role in the ideological development of the liberation movement.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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This year also marks the centenary of the South African Communist Party.   Since its formation in 1921, the Communist Party has been a dependable ally not only of our movement, but of the oppressed and exploited people of South Africa.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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She was a fearless leader who organised the first defiance campaign against the pass system, mobilising women to burn their passes.   She organised farm workers and domestic workers and dedicated her life to improving the conditions under which African women lived.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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She made an exceptional contribution to the struggle for the liberation of women in South Africa and challenged contemporary attitudes about the place of women in politics, society and the economy.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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She was the first black South African woman to obtain a science degree, was a delegate to the ANC’s founding conference in 1912 and was a founder of the Bantu Women’s League, a forerunner to the ANC Women’s League.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of South Africa’s most remarkable and pioneering leaders, Charlotte Mannya Maxeke.   #ANC109 https://t.co/8O17iPnbFz — PolitiTweet.org

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Thirdly, to forge ahead with the fundamental renewal of the ANC.   Fourthly, we must work to build a better Africa and a better world.   As a movement, we continue to draw strength and encouragement from the great struggles fought by those who came before us.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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In this year of 2021, our foremost priorities as the African National Congress are:   Firstly, to act together with all South Africans to defeat the coronavirus.   Secondly, to place our economy on a path of renewal and recovery.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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For over a century, the ANC has sought to fulfil its historic mission to build a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa. In the face of the great challenges before us, it is more important than ever that we keep our sights firmly on this mission. — PolitiTweet.org

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These problems have widened the social distance between the ANC and the people. At the same time, there is a danger that internal conflicts can consume us, and detract from the very real work we need to do to unite and transform our society.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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While important progress has been made in the renewal and rebuilding of the ANC since the 54th National Conference, there is still much to be done. The organisation has been weakened by corruption, resistance to renewal and controversies involving ANC leaders.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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We know that to fulfil our role and discharge our responsibility, we must renew & rebuild our movement & ensure that it remains true to its founding values. The values on which this movement was founded are integrity, honesty, tolerance, respect and, above all, service. #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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It was these achievements that earned the ANC the confidence and trust of the South African people.   The trust that our people have invested in us should never be taken for granted.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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We expanded access to education and health care.   Prior to the onset of the global financial crisis, our policies contributed to the revival of our economy, the creation of millions of new jobs, the stabilisation of our public finances and the reduction of poverty.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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In government, the ANC led the reconstruction of our society from the ashes of apartheid misrule. We worked together with the people to expand access to housing, electricity, water and sanitation and social infrastructure for millions of our people.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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Over the course of its history, the ANC has lived up to this responsibility.   It led the heroic struggle of the South African people against apartheid, resulting in the country’s first democratic elections and the adoption of a democratic Constitution.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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It gives inspiration and encouragement to our members, supporters and many others across the nation. The people of this country have entrusted the ANC with the responsibility to work with them in building a better life for all.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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And yet even as we are unable to gather in our numbers, even as the leadership of the ANC is unable to be with you in person, the message of the ANC lives in the hearts and minds of our people.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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Due to the necessary restrictions that are in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus – and the need at this time to exercise utmost caution – we are not undertaking our traditional door-to-door engagements, community meetings and January 8th rallies.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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None of the traditional activities we hold to mark the birthday of the ANC are taking place this year.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org

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The ANC celebrates 109 years since its founding in the shadow of a global pandemic that has led to great suffering and loss of life, that has severely damaged our economy and that has profoundly changed how we lead our lives.   #ANC109 — PolitiTweet.org