ANC statement on the outcome of the officials meeting held at Luthuli House, 18 February 2002

ANC Officials led by President Mbeki met in one of their scheduled meetings which was graced by the presence of former President Nelson Mandela, an ex - officio member of this committee.

The purpose of the meeting was to deliberate on strategic organizational issues that relate to the ANC. On the agenda, a briefing was given over current topical issues such as the AIDS issue. On this issue, (AIDS), the meeting reached a common understanding and reaffirmed the correctness of the positions taken by both the ANC and the government.

However, the meeting identified a weakness with regards to communication on the AIDS issue by all relevant structures.

The meeting ended on a positive note with an emphasis on the need to communicate more regularly both inside the ANC structures, in government and broader society.

For more information contact Smuts Ngonyama at 082 569 2061

Issued by the African National Congress