Overview
- Delegates convene Dec 8–11 at the Birchwood venue in Ekurhuleni with leaders insisting the forum will not entertain succession or removal moves.
- Deputy President Paul Mashatile says Cyril Ramaphosa will serve to the end of his term, with leadership questions deferred to the 2027 national conference.
- ANC guidance notes an NGC cannot remove an elected leader but can review National Executive Committee decisions, including elements of the Government of National Unity.
- The party has agreed to probe the origins of reports alleging a plot to unseat Ramaphosa, which officials have denounced as misleading and destructive.
- Secretary General Fikile Mbalula frames the NGC as central to organisational renewal, while analysts say outcomes will signal the balance of forces before the 2026 local elections and the 2027 succession.