On 27 September 1997, like-minded South Africans came together at what was then known as the World Trade Centre, in Kempton Park, to form the United Democratic Movement (UDM) after months of consultation between the erstwhile National Consultative Forum and the New Movement Process.
With the general elections less than a year away, the ANC in the Eastern Cape kicked its campaign into gear at the weekend, reminding supporters of what the government had delivered since 1994.
The ANC has patted itself on the back for what it says was a good record of delivery and for changing the lives of millions of South Africans over the past 29 years.