ANC cancels birthday celebrations over Covid-19 fears
The African National Congress (ANC) has confirmed that it scrapped the party’s planned annual January 8th birthday celebrations.
The main event was due to take place at Ga-MPhahlele in Limpopo over the weekend of 8 January, with various events also planned for other parts of the country.
However, ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the 109th anniversary celebrations was cancelled after the governing party received a briefing from Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on the second phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The prognosis paints a worrying picture and all indications are that the virus will escalate in terms of the rate of infections in all provinces, other than the Northern Cape.
"The officials were unanimous that it was untimely to forge ahead with the celebration in view of the aggressive nature of the pandemic,” says Mabe.
Mabe adds it has been agreed that Limpopo will host the January 8th celebrations in 2022.
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