As the country marks another May Day, the central question is not nostalgia for an earlier media moment. It is whether democratic communication can still make workers visible in ways equal to their continuing role in shaping South African society
The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a handful of votes. All indications are that it will have zero impact in the local elections
The protests rejected this. They insisted that what we are seeing is the expansion of a single logic: imperial in character, colonial in structure, even when it speaks the language of democracy, security and humanitarian concern
“This is not about Patrice waking up one morning and wanting to be president,” the lobbyist said. “It is about stabilising the centre of power before the ANC implodes”
The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference
The deepening rupture between the two was laid bare at the commemoration of Joe Slovo’s death
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP
The ANC secretary-general said the organisation might need to reconsider the policy of allowing dual membership of both parties
Violence monitor Mary de Haas months ago called for an investigation into the allegedly exorbitant spending on and by the team
It will also try to ease dealings with its partners in the government of national unity (GNU), in particular the DA, ahead of local government election campaigning
He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’
The former president’s lawyers say Tony Yengeni is being “persecuted” for representing Zuma at his disciplinary hearing
Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close
The SACP, EFF and uMkhonto weSizwe party are all looking at potential new alliances
The South African Communist Party says it will not backtrack on its decision to contest alone in the 2026 local government elections
If the original uMkhonto weSizwe had been launched on 16 July and not 16 December, we would all be on holiday
The SACP is asking important questions of itself but, like the other parties busy with political activities this week — and those threatening to walk out of the government of national unity — it should also be asking itself what material benefit its decisions will bring to those it will be asking to vote for the party come the 2026 local government elections
The party is also set to discuss whether to ‘donate’ its votes to the ANC after the poll
The ANC has put off the decision on how it will intervene in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal until next month
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
The civic organisation says the ANC’s relationship with itself, labour federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party is ‘fake’
The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its
search for a new alliance partner
Strains are evident, but a cabinet ‘clearing house’ will offer the unity government a way of dealing with disputes
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will chair the dispute resolution committee
The South African Communist Party leader continues his tirade against alliance partner ANC for bringing the Democratic Alliance into the unity government
In his resignation letter he expressed his concerns about the party’s political direction, saying he no longer felt comfortable with it
Gwarube did not attend the signing ceremony due to concerns regarding the legislation
The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade
John Steenhuisen’s appointment of Roman Cabanac is a bro too far.
Fikile Mbalula said differing views about unity government members were fine, but ‘personal attacks and labelling’ were not