ANC Limpopo Grinding the Axe: No Stone Unturned as Party Mobilises to Defend 74%

ANC Limpopo Provincial Secretary Vhamusanda Reuben Madadzhe leads the launch of the Sekhukhune Regional Elections Team at Moses Mabotha Civic Centre. Madadzhe says the ANC is grinding the axe to defend 74% and accelerate service delivery.

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SEKHUKHUNE, LIMPOPO — The ANC in Limpopo is not playing games. It is grinding the axe.

While the party nationally bled to 40%, Limpopo held the line at 74%. Now it’s sharpening every tool to keep it. The message from Moses Mabotha Civic Centre is clear: the ANC is serious about winning the Local Government Elections.

It will not be sleepist. It will accelerate service delivery. It will put in leaders equal to the task — because you cannot have councillors who fear the people, or mayors who don’t love the people.

Provincial Secretary Vhamusanda Reuben Madadzhe today led the launch of the Sekhukhune Regional Elections Team — the final RET across all five regions. With that, the ANC Limpopo’s war room is complete.

The session was chaired by Deputy Provincial Secretary Pule Shayi. Present: PEC deployee to Sekhukhune Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya and Provincial Spokesperson Tonny Ernest Rachoene.

Sekhukhune Regional Chairperson Minah Bahula opened proceedings. Regional Secretary Tala Mathope the man credited as the orchestrator of unity behind the Unity Slate presented the credentials. Mathope has long warned: you cannot go to elections divided. The enemy does not wait for you to finish fighting yourself.

The hall was packed: the full REC, sub-regional leadership, ANC councillors, branch chairpersons and secretaries.

Sekhukhune Regional Secretary Tala Mathope presents credentials during the RET launch. Mathope is credited as the orchestrator of unity behind the uncontested Unity Slate, insisting the ANC cannot go to elections divided.

These RETs are not indabas. They are command centres. They will drive voter mobilisation, vet the quality of councillors, and ensure the campaign reaches every village. The ANC is leaving no stone unturned.

With Waterberg, Peter Mokaba, Norman Mashabane, Vhembe, and now Sekhukhune launched, the regional spine is set. Next: sub-regional structures. Branch by branch. Street by street.

This mobilisation flows from the 11th ANC Limpopo Elective Conference, 27–29 March 2026. The outcome was uncontested because the province chose unity over ego. Dr Phophi Ramathuba as Provincial Chairperson, John Mpe as Deputy Chairperson, Reuben Madadzhe as Provincial Secretary, Pule Shayi as Deputy Secretary, and Eddie Maila as Provincial Treasurer.

A chairperson must be a chairperson. A deputy must be a deputy. There was peace, because division was defeated before it arrived. This is the dream of Nelson Mandela — a movement that governs. This is the discipline of Oliver Tambo — organisation before ambition. This is the spirit of Chris Hani — leaders who die for the people must live for them first.

Limpopo is not mourning 40%. It is defending 74% with the only weapon that works: unity, structures, and service.

The ANC is resuscitating itself. It starts here. It starts now. The axe is sharp. The ground is Sekhukhune. The mission is victory.

ANC Limpopo Provincial Spokesperson Tonny Ernest Rachoene, Provincial Secretary Vhamusanda Reuben Madadzhe, and PEC deployee to Sekhukhune Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya. The leadership says unity and discipline will drive the local election campaign.

Sekhukhune Regional Chairperson Minah Bahula opens the RET launch at Moses Mabotha Civic Centre. Bahula says the region is ready to deliver councillors who love the people and accelerate services.

ANC members listen as leaders outline the election plan in Sekhukhune. The ANC says it is serious about winning, with structures in all five regions and a mandate to fast-track service delivery.