that the ANC has seen more willingness among business people to fund it despite its electoral decline. In the May 2024 elections, the ANC dropped below 50% in the national elections for the first time in 30 years.He was speaking at the ANC’s Presidential golf day function in the Rondebosch, Western Cape, as part of the party’s 113th anniversary celebrations.
“Much as our electoral vote has gone down, we are finding that there is resurgence of interest and a resurgence of support in the business community. Both black business as well as white business. So, we are really overjoyed we have anchor supporters,” he says. Ramaphosa says that he is also looking forward to hosting countries of the G20 later this year where various issues that include investing in South Africa can be discussed over golf. Ramaphosa was speaking on the sidelines of the ANC’s Presidential golf day at the Rondebosch Golf course in the Western Cape today. A group of G20 countries will descend to South Africa this year where Ramaphosa will advocate for Africa’s interests on the global stage. Ramaphosa says that golf will be one way where he will entice various heads of state to discuss global issues. “This year of the G20 when there are quiet a number of heads of states who will come here and we will possibly entice them in some free time and see our golf courses. We’ve got the most beautiful well-cared golf courses in our country and interest them in playing golf. Because it is when you play golf that everybody’s hair is let down to talk serious matters either of state, of nation building and all that,” says Ramaphosa