JOHANNESBURG - ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Multiparty Charter for South Africa will never get enough votes to topple the governing party.
He says they're not thinking of coalition but an outright victory in next year's polls.
"The gathering together of parties who want to -- as they say -- unseat the ANC, is a sideshow to us," Ramaphosa said.
"They're entitled to hold conferences. They will never be able to amass the support that the ANC has.
"This is solid support right across the country.
"There's no organisation that has as much reach to the people of South Africa as the ANC has," he said.
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"That is why we are confident in saying we are working for victory."
The ANC NEC and NWC led by the Top 7 is expected to meet the party's Gauteng leadership on Saturday.
The two-day meeting comes ahead of the crucial 2024 elections.
The governing party is focusing on Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal as it heads to the polls.