Support for DA a concern
THE Democratic Alliance is giving the ANC sleepless nights, and so also is the loss of Indian and coloured voter support.
The Organisational Review Report on the State of Organisation, compiled by ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe and tabled at the NGC on Monday, calls for a detailed analysis "down to ward level" after the ANC's percentage of voters fell by 3 percent to 65,9 percent in the national election in 2009.
"With the threat of the opposition parties forming coalitions with main purpose is of opposing the ANC in all spheres of government, a detailed analysis of the performance of the ANC and opposition parties must be carried out down to ward level," the report says.
Mantashe writes that of particular significance is "the upward trend in the support for the DA; the ability of Cope (Congress of the People) as a young party, to have representation in all nine provinces; the massive reduction in support for the ID (Independent Democrats) and the UDM (United Democratic Movement) and, the near annihilation of smallerparties."
He says that is why ANC structures must "resist the temptation of being arrogant" and "feeling that the support of our people is a given".
"The challenge, therefore, is that of maintaining the ANC as a truly multi-class movement where all the people of South Africa, irrespective of race, gender or class are at home," Mantashe says.
The ANC won 11,6million votes in 2009 - gaining 800000 more votes, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal. In all other provinces the party registered a percentage decline in electoral support.
Mantashe says the party is satisfied with the progress it had made in white communities, but is concerned about the loss of support from other groups, especially Indians and coloureds.
"The ANC must truly remain the leader of all the forces for change, and lead the process of mobilising all South Africans to contribute to the ongoing transformation of our country. In doing this, we strive to appeal to and foster a common sense of South African-ness and a shared responsibility for our common destiny among all citizens of South Africa, black and white."
"That is why we have to design programmes that will touch that particular community. We must be able to talk to challenges facing that community, so as to address the problem. These programmes are essential so that we are able to engage them at their levels," he says.
For example, says Mantashe, they have created a ministry of fisheries so that it can talk to the needs of the fishing community.
"The ANC is a uniting organisation and it is for this reason that we must make sure that we deal with issues of race, class and gender," he says.
Racial tensions "whipped up" after the death of Eugène Terre'Blanché - the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging - "proved that the ultra-rightwing is small and on the periphery of society", the report comments.
"It became clear to all of us that there is a big body in this community that is loyal to the Constitution and keen to make a contribution in building South Africa as a winning society."
ANC fears Zille
Support for DA a concern
THE Democratic Alliance is giving the ANC sleepless nights, and so also is the loss of Indian and coloured voter support.
The Organisational Review Report on the State of Organisation, compiled by ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe and tabled at the NGC on Monday, calls for a detailed analysis "down to ward level" after the ANC's percentage of voters fell by 3 percent to 65,9 percent in the national election in 2009.
"With the threat of the opposition parties forming coalitions with main purpose is of opposing the ANC in all spheres of government, a detailed analysis of the performance of the ANC and opposition parties must be carried out down to ward level," the report says.
Mantashe writes that of particular significance is "the upward trend in the support for the DA; the ability of Cope (Congress of the People) as a young party, to have representation in all nine provinces; the massive reduction in support for the ID (Independent Democrats) and the UDM (United Democratic Movement) and, the near annihilation of smallerparties."
He says that is why ANC structures must "resist the temptation of being arrogant" and "feeling that the support of our people is a given".
"The challenge, therefore, is that of maintaining the ANC as a truly multi-class movement where all the people of South Africa, irrespective of race, gender or class are at home," Mantashe says.
The ANC won 11,6million votes in 2009 - gaining 800000 more votes, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal. In all other provinces the party registered a percentage decline in electoral support.
Mantashe says the party is satisfied with the progress it had made in white communities, but is concerned about the loss of support from other groups, especially Indians and coloureds.
"The ANC must truly remain the leader of all the forces for change, and lead the process of mobilising all South Africans to contribute to the ongoing transformation of our country. In doing this, we strive to appeal to and foster a common sense of South African-ness and a shared responsibility for our common destiny among all citizens of South Africa, black and white."
"That is why we have to design programmes that will touch that particular community. We must be able to talk to challenges facing that community, so as to address the problem. These programmes are essential so that we are able to engage them at their levels," he says.
For example, says Mantashe, they have created a ministry of fisheries so that it can talk to the needs of the fishing community.
"The ANC is a uniting organisation and it is for this reason that we must make sure that we deal with issues of race, class and gender," he says.
Racial tensions "whipped up" after the death of Eugène Terre'Blanché - the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging - "proved that the ultra-rightwing is small and on the periphery of society", the report comments.
"It became clear to all of us that there is a big body in this community that is loyal to the Constitution and keen to make a contribution in building South Africa as a winning society."
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