South Africa
ANC lost over 330 000 members in 5 years─── 05:36 Mon, 19 Dec 2022
The African National Congress has lost over 330 000 members in the five years since the previous national elective conference in 2017.
The party's organisational report, tabled at the conference on Saturday, 17 December 2022, paints a grim picture of the ANC's declining support.
Mpumalanga recorded the largest decline at 62,64%, followed by the North West with 54,78% and the Free State with 48,42% fewer members.
The ANC has repeatedly set itself a target of one million members, but this decline has taken the numbers down to just over 600 000
KwaZulu-Natal, which in 2012 boasted almost 332 000 members, is down to 128 000.
It is not clear whether the loss in membership is because of people leaving the party or that a new membership system used to clean up the records could have added to the loss.
