The African National Congress (CNA; in English: African National Congress, ANC) is a political party in South Africa, which has ruled the country since the establishment of democracy in May 1994, when Nelson Mandela became president, and has won all the elections since then. Cyril Ramaphosa, current president of the country, has served as ANC leader since December 18, 2017

President Cyril Ramaphosa led a group of leaders of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) that today paid tribute to Solomon Plaatje, founder 108 years ago of this organization that led the fight against the apartheid regime.

South African leaders went to Kimberly Cemetery in the province of North Cape this morning to pay tribute to this black politician and intellectual who was the first to occupy the general secretariat of the South African National National Congress, which 10 years later would adopt its current name .

Solomon Plaatje (1876-1932) was an intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer whose parents belonged to the Tsuana tribe and worked for German missionaries, which allowed him to receive studies.

One of the municipalities of Northern Cape is named after him, as is the university located in the city of Kimberly, which opened in 2014.

Ramaphosa placed a floral offering before his grave and assured that the ANC will continue the path laid by Plaatje and his companions and strengthen this centenary organization, which on a day like today in 1912 held its founding conference.