African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has called on party members to reject the use of the ANC’s name in vain.

The ANC Secretary-General has charged “not in our name” to those who use the name of the ANC to enrich themselves.

He delivered the keynote address at a service for the reburial of the remains of anti-apartheid activists Todd Matshikiza, his wife Sheila Matshikiza, and John Maroo at the Johannesburg City Hall on Saturday.

Mbalula says ANC members must be courageous enough to defend the image of the party.

“We must be bold to say to those who use the name of our movement to enrich themselves by stealing from the poor and committing criminal acts. Not in our name. Even if a comrade can be your best friend, your best relative, not in our name,” says Mbalula.

[WATCH] ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says, “To those who use the name of our movement to enrich themselves by stealing from the poor and committing criminal acts, not in our name. Even if the comrade is your best friend, not in our name.” pic.twitter.com/FUWGOH4iaF

— SABC News (@SABCNews) October 11, 2025

The remains of the three were repatriated to South Africa from Zambia and Zimbabwe recently.

[WATCH] If Cde Todd scored the soundtrack of freedom, Mama Sheila protected the archive, sustained the household of struggle, and cared for the community when the world looked away.

Born in 1927, trained at the Jan Hofmeyer School of Social Work, she entered her vocation with a… pic.twitter.com/ow3VraJqRl

— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) October 11, 2025

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