Comrade Chairperson, Cde Baleka Mbete Deputy President, Cde Cyril Ramaphosa, National Officials of the ANC, Members of the National Executive Committee, Leadership of the Leagues of the ANC, Leadership of the SACP, COSATU and SANCO, Leadership of MKMVA Stalwarts and Veterans of our Movement, Leadership of all structures of the Mass Democratic Movement, Traditional, Religious and Business leaders, Esteemed delegates from all ANC Structures, especially the branches International guests, Comrades and friends, Fellow South Africans, We convey warm greetings to all of you at 5th National Policy Conference of the African National congress. Over the next few days we shall scrutinise the health of the organisation in pursuit of organisational renewal, and also discuss our policy proposals for the country ahead of the national conference in December. In 1911 when he announced the founding conference of the ANC, Pixley ka Isaka Seme made an appeal for unity, stating that the “The demon of rac...

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