43-866: National Executive Committee (NEC) is the name of a leadership body in several organizations, mostly political parties: National Executive Committee of the African National Congress , in South Africa Australian Labor Party National Executive National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party , in India National Executive Committee of the Labour Party , in
86-763: A dozen others. In 1960, the ANC was banned in South Africa, and much of its leadership had been arrested, especially during the Treason Trial and later the Rivonia Trial . The ANC therefore set about re-establishing command structures in exile, from a new base in Tanzania. Leadership Members The NEC was appointed during the 1969 conference in Morogoro, Tanzania , the ANC's first in exile. The NEC
129-487: A meeting of all commanders and commissars in Luanda , at which concerns included the intensification of internal struggle and co-ordination between the military and political aspects of struggle, with greater political control envisaged over MK activities and strategy. The full PMC met monthly, while its executive committee or "secretariat" met weekly. The 1983 restructuring also led to the establishment of other bodies under
172-596: A ruling party, and only its second national conference since its unbanning in 1990. The theme of the conference was "From Resistance to Reconstruction and Nation-Building." Attended by 2,719 voting delegates, it was held at the University of the Free State , which Mandela said was remarkable, given that the university had "condemned [the ANC] as subversive, as treasonable" during apartheid . The conference preserved
215-556: A smaller National Working Committee (NWC), which implements NEC decisions and oversees the daily business of the ANC, including in the provincial branches and in Parliament. Some members are appointed full-time and have specific party responsibilities, while others hold other political offices. The NWC consists of: As in other ANC structures, at least half of the members must be women. Other ANC members may also be invited to attend or participate as non-voting members. The current NWC
258-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Executive Committee of the African National Congress The National Executive Committee ( NEC ) of the African National Congress ( ANC ) is the political party 's highest decision-making body in between its party conferences . It serves as the primary executive organ responsible for leading and governing
301-483: The African National Congress (ANC) was held from 17 to 22 December 1994 in Bloemfontein , the city in which the ANC was founded. The conference took place several months after the South Africa's first democratic elections , at which the ANC had won 62.65% of the national vote and incumbent ANC President Nelson Mandela had been elected national President. It was therefore the ANC's first national conference as
344-746: The United Democratic Front , who joined the ANC following its unbanning and return to South Africa. Four additional unelected members were coopted onto the NEC after 1994, to fill vacancies arising from resignations and deaths. Leadership Elected members Ex officio members * Members of the National Working Committee At the ANC's 50th National Conference in Mafikeng in December 1997, Thabo Mbeki
387-428: The "Top Seven" leadership positions and up to 20 individuals for the other 80 NEC positions. Nominees must receive the support of 50% + 1 members present at the meeting, and at least half of the NEC nominees must be women – if necessary, the names of the lowest ranked male candidates must be removed until gender parity is achieved. The official branch nominations are consolidated at a provincial general council meeting, and
430-574: The 250 nominees who received the most nominations become the provincial nominees for the NEC. Gender parity remains a condition at the provincial level, and women nominees are upgraded on the list if necessary to meet it. The individuals who received the most nominations for the Top Seven positions become the provincial nominees for those positions. At the National Conference, the lists of provincial nominees are consolidated, along with
473-410: The ANC "Top Six" leadership positions at the conference: In an electoral contest over the office of National Chairperson, Jacob Zuma , the outgoing Deputy Secretary General, won comfortably against cabinet Ministers Pallo Jordan and Jeff Radebe . The results of the vote were as follows: The only other Top Six position to go to a vote was that of Deputy Secretary General. Sankie Mthembi-Nkondo
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#1732766269695516-438: The ANC 83 years ago by yet another representative gathering, was to transform South Africa into a non-racial and democratic society. As we meet in the environs where they planted the seed, we can proudly say to the founders: the country is in the hands of the people; the tree of liberty is firmly rooted in the soil of the motherland! – Nelson Mandela , political report to the 49th Conference The National Executive Committee
559-441: The ANC had taken to become "the majority organisation in the first ever democratically-elected government" of South Africa. At the conclusion of his closing remarks, however, he chastised some attendees for their "disgraceful behaviour," referring to them as "men who have been infiltrated into our organisation by the enemy to tarnish our image." Mbeki had delivered similar admonishments the day before. The following were elected to
602-642: The ANC has a long history of valuing democratic centralism and collective leadership , and overt campaigning for internal leadership positions is frowned upon. This attitude is encapsulated, and promoted, in a discussion paper adopted by the National Working Committee in 2001 and reviewed in 2021, titled Through the Eye of a Needle?: Choosing the Best Cadres to Lead Transformation . The paper warns that "electoral processes" should not "tear
645-647: The ANC was unbanned and held a national consultative conference in Johannesburg – the first official meeting between exiles, underground members, and formerly imprisoned members – at which leaders who had not attended the Kabwe conference reaffirmed the composition of the NEC as elected at Kabwe. Leadership Members The NEC was elected at the ANC's 48th National Conference in Durban in July 1991. Nelson Mandela
688-518: The ANC, directing the party’s policies, strategies, and overall operations. The NEC is elected every five years at the ANC’s National Conference and consists of 87 members, including the party's top officials, such as the president of the ANC , deputy president, chairperson, secretary-general, two deputy secretaries-general, and treasurer-general (known as the "Top Seven"). It also elects a National Working Committee (NWC), which takes on
731-515: The Health Plan on national health insurance . Perhaps the greatest undertaking of the conference was a set of wide-ranging amendments to the ANC constitution, including a substantial restructuring of the organisation to adapt to the post-apartheid era. For example, the fourteen regional branches represented in the party were reconstituted as nine provincial branches, each with their own subregions and branches. The conference resolved to increase
774-442: The NEC are elected by secret ballot at the ANC's national conference under clear rules. The Top Seven is elected separately, usually before the election of the rest of the NEC. Nominations for the NEC and Top Seven emanate from the local branch level. In the run-up to a National Conference, every ANC branch in good standing holds a branch nomination meeting, at which, provided it is quorate, it may nominate one individual for each of
817-419: The NEC had been smaller and of a less consistent size, sometimes dropping below ten members. It was enlarged again, to 86 members, at the 52nd National Conference in 2007, which also introduced the gender parity requirement, and further enlarged again to its current size of 87 members at the 55th National Conference with the introduction of a 2nd Deputy Secretary-General. Another significant change has been
860-576: The NEC. At least two of these, the Political HQ (replaced by the expanded Internal Political Committee in 1987) and the Military HQ, fell under the ambit of the PMC and were represented in the PMC. ANC intelligence structures were also represented, and the PMC was responsible for coordinating the activities of these three wings. The PMC, like many other ANC structures, was dissolved before 1991 during
903-545: The Revolutionary Council included several leaders of the ANC's military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) – this in a period in which the NEC was limited to blacks ("Africans") only, while MK leadership (and thus the council) included several whites, Indians, and coloureds, especially from the Communist Party . Although it was located under the NEC, the council had considerable power. From around 1976, it
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989-510: The day-to-day operational responsibilities of the party. Members of the NEC must have been paid-up members of the ANC for at least five years prior to nomination, and at least half must be women. The NEC consists of: The size of the elected NEC was increased to 56 members (including the Top Six) at the 48th National Conference in 1991, and then to 66 members (including the Top Six) at the 49th National Conference in 1994 – during apartheid ,
1032-410: The extension of the term of the NEC from three years to five years, following the resolution of the 1997 50th National Conference to reduce the frequency of national conferences to twice a decade. Until 1985, members of the NEC were not appointed by election, but rather were appointed and seconded on a much more ad hoc basis, at the discretion of the leadership. In recent years, however, members of
1075-417: The frontrunner. For the first time in the history of our country, we have under one roof, sharing the same vision and planning as equals, delegates from every sector of South African society, including those who hold the highest offices in the land. This in itself vividly captures the qualitative change our country has undergone: a dream fulfilled and a pledge redeemed. That pledge, made in this mother-city of
1118-468: The lists of nominees from the leagues, which hold nomination conferences in the same way as the provinces. The availability of nominees to stand in the elections is confirmed, and all voting delegates are also allowed to propose additional nominations from the floor at the conference, although such proposals only succeed if 25% of delegates support them. Although since 1994 the election of the NEC has often been preceded by considerable political manoeuvring,
1161-438: The movement apart," and that it is a matter of profound cultural practice within the ANC that individuals do not promote or canvass for themselves. Historically, this has justifiably been frowned upon as being in bad revolutionary taste. In 1969, while based primarily in Tanzania, the NEC established the Revolutionary Council, which focused on both political and military aspects of the internal anti-apartheid struggle . Notably,
1204-464: The outcomes of the 48th National Conference insofar as Mandela was re-elected unopposed as President and Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected unopposed as Secretary General (despite rumours of a challenger); however, the composition of the rest of the top leadership changed. Thabo Mbeki , by then national Deputy President and ANC Chairperson, was elected unopposed to replace Walter Sisulu as ANC Deputy President, and parliamentary Chief Whip Arnold Stofile
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1290-477: The top-ranked candidate, Holomisa, was a new addition to the NEC. The conference passed motions for the urgent transformation of the South African state, with particular attention given to the civil service, judiciary system, media and policing. It also reaffirmed several central party and government policies, including the 1992 Ready to Govern policy, the 1994 Reconstruction and Development Programme , and
1333-420: The transition to democracy in South Africa, which brought the unbanning and return from exile of the ANC, as well as the de-escalation of MK activities. Like the Revolutionary Council, the PMC was chaired by Tambo. Members included: The London-based PMC was led by Aziz Pahad and Wally Serote . Soon after each national conference, the newly constituted NEC appoints – at least in recent years, by election –
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1376-567: Was also a Revolutionary Council structure in London, chaired by Yusuf Dadoo and including Jack Hodgson, Ronnie Kasrils , Aziz Pahad , Reg September , and Solly Smith. In 1983, the Revolutionary Council was replaced by the Politico-Military Council (PMC), which became "the executive arm of the NEC in relation to all matters pertaining to the conduct of the political and military struggle inside South Africa." This followed
1419-407: Was also elected at the conference. Of the 60 members ultimately elected, the following received the most votes: Some anti-apartheid stalwarts dropped off the NEC, either because they did not seek re-election or because they had been appointed to state offices which precluded them from party leadership. These included Andrew Mlangeni , Albertina Sisulu , Albie Sachs and John Nkadimeng . Notably,
1462-700: Was elected ANC president, replacing Oliver Tambo , who had suffered a stroke in 1989 and stepped down after 24 years as president. As indicated below, the NEC voted to co-opt five additional members after 1991, in order to fill vacancies arising from deaths and resignations. Leadership Members * Members of the National Working Committee The NEC was elected at the ANC's 49th National Conference in Bloemfontein in December 1994. Well represented are former Robben Island prisoners, as well as trade unionists and other former leaders of internal anti-apartheid structures, such as
1505-483: Was elected Mandela's successor as ANC president. After 1997, as indicated below, eleven additional members were co-opted onto the NEC. Five were co-opted in February 1998, soon after the conference, and the other six were co-opted later to fill vacancies arising from resignations and deaths. Leadership Elected members Ex officio members Observers * Members of the National Working Committee The NEC
1548-666: Was elected at the ANC's 51st National Conference in Stellenbosch in 2002. The conference effected no change to the senior leadership of the party, except in the position of Deputy Secretary-General. Two additional members were co-opted into the NEC to fill vacancies which arose after 2002 when three members died and one resigned. 49th National Conference of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela The 49th National Conference of
1591-436: Was elected on 29 January 2023, following the NEC's first meeting after the 55th National Conference . It will serve until December 2027. In addition to the Top Seven, the members are: The National List Committee reports to, and is appointed annually by, the NEC. It is responsible for the selection of ANC candidates for the national Parliament, and it also oversees and regulates the provincial selection processes. The committee
1634-464: Was elected unopposed to replace Thomas Nkobi as Treasurer General. Sisulu, aged 82, had declined to stand for a second term, and Nkobi had died in September. There was contestation around only two positions: National Chairperson and Deputy Secretary General. Jacob Zuma and Cheryl Carolus , respectively, were elected to those positions. In his opening remarks, Mandela reflected upon the journey
1677-447: Was established following amendments to the ANC constitution by the 50th National Conference in 1997, prior to which the parliamentary selection process had been less centralised. The NEC is responsible for several other subcommittees, which are primarily staffed by NEC members and whose composition is agreed by the NEC early in its term. Important is the national Deployment Committee (chaired by Deputy President David Mabuza ), which
1720-604: Was established in 1998 to implement resolutions of the 50th National Conference which endorsed a policy of ANC cadre deployment in the public service and "key centres of power." Other NEC subcommittees include the Economic Transformation Committee (chaired by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana ), the Elections Committee (chaired by Fikile Mbalula ), a National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (chaired by Nomvula Mokonyane ), and over
1763-514: Was not elected by the party's membership and, as indicated below, it co-opted additional members after 1969 "as the leadership saw fit." Leadership Members The NEC continued to be appointed without elections over this period, and its composition changed very little. Leadership Members The NEC was elected in May 1985 in Kabwe , Zambia , and was the ANC's first fully elected NEC. In 1990,
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1806-519: Was responsible for two subordinate structures: the Internal Political Reconstruction Committee, focused on the South African political underground and internal propaganda, and MK Central Operations HQ, focused on internal armed struggle. The Revolutionary Council was chaired by ANC president Oliver Tambo throughout its lifespan, and other members included (with approximate dates): From around 1976, there
1849-492: Was understood to be Mandela preferred candidate for Deputy Secretary General, and was also supported by Mbeki and Zuma, but lost "decisively" against the more left-wing candidate, Cheryl Carolus . There was also initially a contest for the position of Treasurer General, but Arnold Stofile was elected unopposed after Henry Makgothi and Sam Motsuenyane withdrew their candidacy. The Mail & Guardian reported that Mandela had backed Motsuenyane, and some had viewed Makgothi as
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