It looks like the ANC Centenary celebrations are going to be quite a party! And this weekend's events are just the start – it's going to be a long year.

Of course, big celebrations like these don't come cheapjust as well the ANC is the ruling party.

Pretty hard to miss that the ANC is 100 years old this year. Strangely, I didn't even notice the celebrations in 2010 of South Africa's 100 years as an independant country. Sure, it wasn't wall-to-wall great moments – but surely worth some sort of a mention.

A rather stark reminder that the ANC is more important than anything else in this country. Everything and everyone else is just along for the ride.