Ramaphosa says ANC anniversary an opportunity to provide solutions to ongoing problems

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party's anniversary is not just a celebration of its longevity, but also an opportunity to charter solutions to the many challenges South Africans continue to face.

Ramaphosa led a cake-cutting ceremony in Rustenburg on Thursday to mark 114 years since the organisation was established.

He emphasised that as the ANC continues to age, it must not lose sight of its responsibility to serve the very people who elected it into power.

While driving to the venue of the ANC's cake-cutting celebration, large potholes were hard to miss.

Ramaphosa said the issue of potholes should not be made to seem like it is only prevalent in the North West.

"The North West is not the only province where there are challenges on the roads. There are many other places. So we should not load the challenges only on the North West.

When asked to reflect on service delivery challenges, Ramaphosa says that rectifying the legacy of apartheid hasn't been a walk in the park.

"The process of transforming our country was never going to be a one day event. It was also going to be a generational process. It took 347 years to destroy the future of this country. The colonialists who came here and the apartheid regime destroyed the fortunes of this country by dispossessing the assets of our people."

Ramaphosa will deliver the January 8 statement on Saturday, where he’ll outline the ANC's top priorities for the year.