What South Africa’s ANC Decided at Its National Conference

Supporters wave a flag during an African National Congress party event in Bloemfontein, South Africa. 

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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South Africa’s governing party concluded a five-yearly gathering Friday to fine-tune its policies and adopt new ones, with electricity shortages, welfare grants, the central bank’s mandate and the management of state companies among the items on its agenda.

Several of the policy resolutions adopted by the African National Congress were reiterations of previous decisions the party took years ago but were never executed.