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The Limpopo branch of the African National Congress (ANC) is one of nine provincial branches of South Africa's governing political party. It is the vehicle through which the ANC contests seats in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature during general elections and it also directs and oversees the activities of local party branches in the province. Since 2014, it has been led by Provincial Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha, who is the Premier of Limpopo.

The Limpopo branch is led by a 35-member Provincial Executive Committee, which is headed by the Provincial Chairperson and the other so-called Top Five officials. The Provincial Executive Committee is elected for a four-year term by representatives of the five regional branches which comprise the provincial party. The regional branches correspond to the five district municipalities of Limpopo and each is divided into several local (subregional) branches, which in turn generally correspond to the local municipalities within each district.

Blah blah provincial legislature. It is also influential inside the national party. At the party's most recent national conference in December 2022, it accounted for 613 of however many voting provincial delegates, the third-most of any provincial branch; it was beaten only by the KwaZulu-Natal ANC, with 877 delegates, and the Eastern Cape ANC, with 684 delegates. However, in terms of absolute membership across the province, it is larger than the Eastern Cape branch and is the second-largest in the country. It is home to the ANC's second-largest regional branch, which is based in Vhembe District Municipality.

Top Five officials
The table below lists the provincial party's Top Five officials as elected at provincial elective conferences since 1994.

Additional members
The 30 additional members of the Limpopo PEC as elected in 2018 were Dickson Masemola, Phophi Ramathuba, Thabo Mokone, Rodgers Monama, Jerry Ndou, Nkakareng Rakgoale, Falaza Mdaka, Polly Boshielo, Mapula Mokaba, Seaparo Sekoati, Donald Selamolela, Joshua Matlou, Tolly Mashamaite, Nandi Ndalane, Thandi Moraka, Lehlogonolo Masoga, Kennedy Tshivase, Simon Mathe, Rudolph Phala, Rosinah Mogotlane, Sarah Lamola, Violet Mathye, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, Makoma Makhurupetje, Johanna Aphiri, Andrina Matsimela, Lilliet Mamaregane, Maria Thamaga, Monicca Mochadi and Caroline Mahasela.

The 30 additional members of the Limpopo PEC as elected in 2022 were Phophi Ramathuba, Makoma Makhurupetje, Thabo Mokone, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, Rodgers Monama, Nkakareng Rakgoale, Jimmy Machaka, Falaza Mdaka, Simon Mathe, Morris Mataboge, Bella Kupa, Kate Bilankulu, Mapula Mokaba, Caroline Mahasela, Mpho Mudau, Maria Thamaga, Essop Mokgonyana, Jeremiah Ngobeni, Violet Mathye, Rosemary Molapo, Cherries Pokane, Kedibone Lebea, Reggie Mokokomme, Solomon Pheedi, Kathutshelo Netshifefe, Soviet Lekganyane, Frans Mokwele, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Maropene Ramokgopa and Sunny Dlovu.

Peter Mokaba (Capricorn)
The ANC's regional branch in Capricorn district is named after Peter Mokaba. It held its ninth regional conference in December 2021. The Top Five regional officials of the Peter Mokaba branch, as elected at regional conferences since 2012, are listed below.

Norman Mashabane (Mopani)
The ANC's regional branch in Mopani is named after Norman Mashabane and held its eighth regional conference in June 2021. For many years the largest ANC branch in Limpopo, it had 31,401 members in January 2022. '''Missing 2011 conference where Makamu was elected secretary and Matlou was re-elected chair? And was there a 2015 or 2019 conference?'''

'''May 2012: Matlou re-elected as Mopani chair this week. '''

'''2009: Matlou is stepping into the shoes of the longest-serving regional chairperson Matome Humphrey Mokgobi, who now serves as a Member of Parliament in Cape Town. Mokgobi served the region for 17 years where he claimed the name of "the father of service delivery". '''

Sekhukhune
The ANC's regional branch in Sekhukhune held its eighth regional conference in December 2021. It had 19,616 members as of January 2022, a decline from 2018. 2014: Jerry Maseko = secretary

December 2011: '''Sekhukhune elected Mogobo Mugabe and Pat Mathale and chairman and secretary. '''

Vhembe
The ANC's branch in Vhembe held its eighth regional conference in December 2021. At the beginning of 2022, it had 33,710 members and was the ANC's second largest regional branch in the country, beaten only by the eThekwini branch of the KwaZulu-Natal ANC. Sixth conference is missing between 2012 (fifth) and 2017 (seventh). '''2007: replaced Mr "Screamer" Ndivhuwo Mamathuba as the ANC’s new regional minutes secretary. Treasurer replaced the mayor of Musina, Lucas Manyuha. '''

Waterberg
The ANC's branch in Waterberg is its smallest in Limpopo. It held its ninth regional conference in July 2022. Eighth conference is missing between 2018 (seventh) and 2022 (ninth).