The Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, says both the ANC and Swapo Party have not abandoned the fight for the poor and the ideals of the liberation struggle.

The ANC's National Executive Committee recently invited Swapo Party President Hage Geingob to address its meetings in Boksburg, South Africa.

Economic freedom is being implemented at a slow pace, and this is frustrating the citizens in both South Africa and Namibia.

State capture, corruption, deepening inequality, and the question of unemployment are daunting tasks haunting governments under the former liberation movements.

Just like the Swapo Party, the ANC says the government is not shying away from these challenges and is also taking into consideration external global pressure on the economy.

The two parties pride themselves on not abandoning the most vulnerable in the process.

The four-day meeting of the ANC's highest decision-making body discussed pressing issues, including the ongoing load shedding and the resolutions adopted at the elective conference in December 2022.