
Cartoon of the day: 8 September 2026
Mantashe mounted a robust defence of the party’s 32 years in government, insisting that its social policies, from grants to housing and education, are about “servicing society” rather than buying votes.
The latest storm to hit the party came over the weekend when ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe’s comments on RDP housing and the child support grant amount were seen by some to amount to emotional blackmail.” He pointed to the ANC’s record of introducing child support grants, free schooling, and housing schemes as evidence of transformation.
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