LIMPOPO – Gazankulu Liberation Congress (GLC) president Wilson Seseni says the party is ready to challenge the ruling party for political power, promising voters that it can deliver more in five years than the governing party has achieved in more than three decades.

Seseni was speaking at Xilumani Hotel on Saturday, where the party announced its leadership structures and outlined the responsibilities of its members. He accused the ruling party of failing South Africans through corruption and the mismanagement of public resources, saying the GLC had resolved to fight to defend the country’s Constitution.

Seseni: ‘We took a resolution to fight’

“We are here to write history that will surprise many people. We’re here to send a message that enough is enough. We saw how criminals took over, looting and stealing what belongs to the people of South Africa,” Seseni charged.

“As GLC we took a resolution that we would put our heads on the block on behalf of the country. If it means dying, let it be so. We want to try and fight to defend the Constitution of this country,” he continued.

Party promises to outdeliver the ANC

Seseni challenged voters to give the party five years in government, saying it would use the opportunity to improve the delivery of basic services.

“Give us five years, and we will do more than what the ruling party could not do in 32 years. People will be dancing with joy because we will be serving the basic services that the ruling party failed to serve in 32 years in power,” he said.

He said the party had nothing to lose because its members had not been involved in stealing public resources.

Seseni acknowledged that the GLC was starting from a relatively small base but warned against underestimating its potential.

A David-and-Goliath comparison

“Let us go and work, and the results will shock everybody. Never mind the fact that we’re starting small,” he said, comparing the party’s position to the biblical story of David and Goliath.

GLC banks on Gazankulu’s historical legacy

The GLC draws its political identity from the former Gazankulu homeland, whose administrative capital was Giyani.

Gazankulu became self-governing in 1973 under its first Chief Minister, Prof Hudson Ntsanwisi, and ceased to exist in 1994 when its territory was incorporated into the new provincial structure.

The party is seeking to capitalise on Gazankulu’s historical significance among residents of Giyani and surrounding areas, particularly older generations familiar with its political history.

Saturday’s gathering was part of the GLC’s efforts to strengthen its presence, mobilise regional support and position itself as an alternative to the ruling party.