Overview
- President Cyril Ramaphosa used the January 8 Statement in Moruleng to set local government repair as the ANC’s top priority for 2026.
- He announced R54 billion over three years to repair and upgrade water and electricity infrastructure, with a strong focus on metros.
- Ramaphosa warned that underperforming or unethical councillors and mayors will be removed under stricter performance management.
- The party launched a nationwide effort to rebuild branches into activist units and directed members to campaign for local election victory.
- Ramaphosa said national load shedding has ended, though many municipalities still face local outages, while SANCO both criticised failures and pledged to mobilise support.