At the same time, the ANC was unbanned by the apartheid government in 1990, and Stofile joined the internal leadership corps that worked to re-establish the party's legal structures inside South Africa. He was elected as the regional chairperson of the party's branch in the Border Region.
At the same time, the ANC was liberated from apartheid's restrictions in 1990, and Stofile became a member of the internal leadership group working to restore the party's legal structure within South Africa. He was elected as the regional leader for the party's branch in the Border Region.