19/08/2026
ANC WESTERN CAPE TO LAUNCH 1 MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL TARRIFS BY THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN
19 August 2026
For Immediate Release
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape will, on the 20th of August 2026, commemorate the 43rd Anniversary of the United Democratic Front (UDF).
On the 20th of August 1983, representatives from over 475 grassroots organisations from across the country came together in Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town to form a single, overarching organisation, the UDF.
Within months over 600 organisations joined. This heralded a new stage in the mass struggle for the liberation of South Africa.
The UDF mobilised people and organisations on a national level, throughout the country, against apartheid injustice. It called for the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist, and democratic South Africa.
All organisations that joined the UDF adopted the Declaration:
"We, the freedom-loving people of South Africa, say with one voice to the whole world that we cherish the vision of a united democratic South Africa based on the will of the people. We will strive for unity of all people through united action against the evils of apartheid ... and in our march to a free and just South Africa we are guided by these noble ideals, we stand for the creation of a true democracy in which all South Africans will participate in the government of our country, stand for a single, non-racial, unfragmented South Africa, a South Africa free of Bantustans and Group Areas. We say that all forms of oppression and exploitation must end."
As we commemorate this important historical milestone, the ANC will use this moment to launch an assault on the City of Cape Town’s illegal Tariffs imposed on our people in a bizzare manner that the courts found against.
As a result, the ANC will launch the “1 Million Signatures” Campaign on Thursday, 20 August 2026, from 09h00am at the Rocklands Civic Centre. The ANC will outline the next steps in the process which will include class action against the City so as to recover the stolen moneys from the residents.
The ANC invites members of the media to cover this important milestone.
ENDS
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ANC WESTERN CAPE
Contact
Sifiso Mtsweni
Provincial Spokesperson
0832427858