I-African National Congress (ANC) izomemezela abantu abazongenela ukhetho lobumeya ngesonto eliholela ekwethulweni kwe-manifesto yayo kazwelonke, okuhlelelwe umhla zingama-23 kuNcwaba 2026. UFikile Mbalula, uNobhala-Jikelele we-ANC, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi lesi simemezelo sibambezelekile ngenxa yokuthi iqembu lithole izicelo ezingaphezu kuka-5,000 ngemuva kokuphakanyiswa kwalo esidlangalaleni ngoMeyi 2026.

I-ANC Iqinisa Iziqondiso Zokungenela Ukhetho Ngaphambi Kokhetho

I-ANC isebenzise imithetho eqinile yokukhetha abantu abazongenela ukhetho lohulumeni basekhaya ngo-2026. Ekhuluma ngalezi zinguquko, owayenguMongameli we-ANC uKgalema Motlanthe uthe, “Iziqu ezincane manje seziyimpoqo nokuthi abantu abazongenela ukhetho lomasipala basemadolobheni amakhulu kanye namadolobha amancane bazophathwa yizikhulu zikazwelonke.” Lokhu kuphawula ushintsho oluya ekuhlanganiseni ukukhetha okubalulekile komasipala abakhulu emzamweni wokuqinisekisa amazinga aphezulu kanye nokuzibophezela okuthuthukisiwe phakathi kwabantu abazoba ngabaholi bomasipala. Iziqondiso ezintsha zamenyezelwa okokuqala ngoNovemba 2025.

Inani Elikhulu Lezicelo kanye Nesimemezelo Esilibazisekile

Ngokusho kwe-ANC, inani lokuphakanyiswa elitholiwe liholele esinqumweni sokulibazisa ukumenyezelwa kwabazongenela ukhetho lobumeya. Ukuphakanyiswa komphakathi, okwavulwa ngoMeyi 2026, kwanwetshwa kumalungu eqembu kanye nabangewona amalungu. Izikhulu ze-Party zithi zibuyekeza okufakiwe okungaphezu kuka-5,000 ukuze zihlangabezane nemigomo yazo emisha neqinile. UDada Morero, unobhala we-ANC eGauteng, ngaphambilini uchaze ukuthi inqubo yokukhetha ihilela izigaba eziningana zangaphakathi ngaphambi kokuqinisekiswa komphakathi, ukuqinisekisa ukulandelwa kwemigomo ekhishwe ekuqaleni konyaka.

Abazongenela ukhetho lobumeya bazoqanjwa ngaphambi nje kokwethulwa kwenqubomgomo ye-ANC, okuzohlinzeka abavoti bokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya ngokucaca ngokukhetha kobuholi beqembu kumasipala ngamunye. Iqembu kulindeleke ukuthi liqinisekise uhlu lwabazongenela ukhetho phakathi kuka-16 no-22 Agasti 2026.

Isimemezelo somuntu ozongenela ukhetho kanye nokwethulwa kwe-manifesto ye-ANC kuzobhekwa eduze njengoba amanye amaqembu, okuhlanganisa noMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, elungiselela imikhankaso yawo yokhetho olubalulekile lwango-2026.

I-ANC kulindeleke ukuthi iqinisekise uhlu lwayo lwabantu abazongenela ukhetho lokuba yimeya maphakathi no-Agasti, kanye nesu lomkhankaso weqembu kanye ne-manifesto ezolandela mhla zingama-23 ku-Agasti 2026.