#PODCAST ANALYSIS: ANC January 8th statement looks to set the tone for the party's 2024 election campaign #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Political analyst, Professor Dirk Kotze, says he expects that the ANC's January 8 Statement will set the tone for the leading party's 2024 election campaign and political agenda. The ANC was founded on January 8th, 1912, 112 years ago, and for many years the occasion of this anniversary was marked with the release by the National Executive Committee of a major statement for the forthcoming year. This year the statement will be delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa on January 13th at the Mbombela Stadium in the Mpumalanga province. Kotze says there are some important considerations like the power crisis in the country which may add weight to this year's January 8 Statement...