ANC gets membership smart card

[Hanno Labuschagne]

ANC gets membership smart card

The African National Congress (ANC) launched a smart card for its members this week as part of an organisational "renewal" process.

The card was unveiled by ANC secretary-general (SG) Fikile Mbalula and ANC and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa at a meeting of the party's national executive committee (NEC) in Boksburg on Friday, 28 March 2025.

 

[now05ster]

@mycadres, unite!

 

[chrisc]

Are they free? (Silly question I know). Can cadre Carl still apply, or has he cooked his goose?

 

[Lupus]

So quicker than the drivers and ID

 

[Fulcrum29]

The card will enable a member to be in charge of their participation in the ANC Processes without interference or any form of gatekeeping.

So, how did it work with the old card?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

wonder how much the new card costs, after all Comrades dont work for free.

 

[porchrat]

This is quite ironic because when I think of the average card-carrying member of the ANC "smart" isn't one of the adjectives I think of.

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

5th March .... the ANC is so broke they cant dish out "salaries" .....

Also March ....... ANC has new smart card ...... although SA cant even figure out divers cards .....

 

[ajax]

Amazing how all of a sudden they are no longer broke and has money for everything.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

 

[The_MAC]

There we go again, "AI"..

Imagine teaching an AI model to loot, we're doomed!

 

[Benedict A55h0le not]

With this card the bottom feeder cadre can get a free ride on a bullet train to the smart city to their smart houses

 

[Grubscrew]

How is this different to a SASSA card?

 

[TheChamp]

So, how did it work with the old card?

Manually, There was a well known issue of disputes before conferences where delegates would arrive there and discover their membership isn't up to date and therefore could be accredited.

I take it now you will be able to log into some portal, pay up and be able to know your status at any time.

 

[TheChamp]

Amazing how all of a sudden they are no longer broke and has money for everything.

People who said that are just gossip mongers.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

Does my TV license need to be up to date before I order one of these?

 

[Fulcrum29]

Manually, There was a well known issue of disputes before conferences where delegates would arrive there and discover their membership isn't up to date and therefore could be accredited.

I take it now you will be able to log into some portal, pay up and be able to know your status at any time.

Their registrar has never been digitised?

Look, I can see how the "smart" card can come in handy: swipe and go, unless there is an issue with the system.

It is good to have an authentication system in place, especially with instruments like OAuth that are enabled with smart cards. Basically, any person, without having any IT knowledge, could use such a system. This said, without having any other security mechanisms in place, somebody else could use any card. Checks are still necessitated.

I am curious, though, whether this "smart" system will have a social credit system?

 

[Fuzzbox]

The ANC wasting money at an alarming rate.

Even CYRIL wasn't shocked this time.

That was so easy.
Imagine if they applied their mind with the drivers license printing machine.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

The first and only smart thing in the anc

 

[r00igev@@r]

Comes with a free braai pack.