In an address that was punctuated by light applause, Masualle told delegates the conference should reflect on the leadership over the past four years.
The South African Communist Party’s Secretary General Blade Nzimande explained that the Cosatu strike was not really against the ANC.
The South African Communist Party leader used Wednesday’s stayaway protest against state capture to voice support for the deputy president.
Trade union federation Cosatu has called on all South Africans not to go to work on Wednesday in protest over state capture and corruption.
The SACP has called on the NPA to finally charge President Jacob Zuma for corruption, and for the ANC to remove him from public office.
‘Whether comrade Blade is removed or not is not important. How we will act will be determined by the reasons given for the reshuffle,’ says the SACP
The ANC’s alliance partners in Gauteng are calling for a reconfigured alliance.
Mapaila’s comments come after the ANC asked Derek Hanekom to justify why he should not be removed from his position as chair.
The South African Communist Party says the “myopic campaign clothed in the name of discipline is nothing but a factionally charged agenda".
Readers write in about the SACP, and cleaning Cape Town.
Calls to expel ANC and SACP MPs who did not toe the ruling party’s line in the vote of no confidence defy the Constitution Court decision
The apartheid police force did everything in their power to ensure they could not be held liable for the unlawful killings of anti-apartheid activists
After tiptoeing around contesting power the SACP is looking to strengthen its position now that the ANC is no longer the dominant force it used to be.
The party should check into political rehab and end its dysfunctional relationship with the ANC
He also took a swipe at "people" who use the "hostile media to communicate with comrades instead of talking to them first".
Throughout the conference the songs sung at the congress alluded to a strong desire by SACP members to contest state power.
If the alliance could not unite, DA leader Mmusi Maimane could become the country’s next president, she warned.
An alternative alliance is on the cards if Dlamini-Zuma wins the ANC presidency
SACP leaders have been working hard behind the scenes to discourage a contest over leaders, saying this was likely to divide the party.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned against the communist party’s consideration of independently contesting the 2019 general elections.
ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks about the call for judicial enquiry.
The general secretary urged members not to shy away from openly talking about succession as new leaders will be elected during the congress.
The South African Communist Party says its trust in its alliance partner has been broken by its failure to implement the 2007 Polokwane resolution.
Mapaila said having Ramaphosa address the gathering would help avoid tension between the SACP and its ANC allies.
The ANC’s head of policy has announced the updated achievements of the first phase of the National Development Plan’s implementation.
Recently, the ANC Women’s League also made similar remarks.
Kebby Maphatsoe has launched a blistering attack on the South African Communist Party (SACP)
The agriculture minister, the presidency deputy minister, four premiers and Cosatu’s leader are in the sights of the anti-JZ faction
Mofokeng stopped being a district representative, so he can’t head up VUT council, the SACP argues
Four Cosatu affiliates vow to switch sides in 2019 if Dlamini-Zuma wins the leadership
Mapaila has been one of the most vocal critics of Zuma, demanding that he step down as the head of state.
Before becoming an MP, Molefe had stepped down as Eskom chief executive after he was implicated in the State of Capture report.