Members founded the organization as the South African Native National Congress ( SANNC ) on 8 January 1912 at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein to increase the rights of the black South African population .
Members founded the organization as the South African Native National Congress ( SANNC ) on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein to increase the rights of the black South African population .