The ANC’s key statement of principles, the 1955 Freedom Charter, was written by white communists, writes Stephen Ellis.
ANC MP and former SACP member Crosby Moni has died of malaria, it was announced on Monday.
The SACP says former president Nelson Mandela would have loved to see the tripartite alliance working together in unity.
The SACP has accused Numsa’s leader Irvin Jim of financial impropriety in a long-running feud between the two organisations over Zwelinzima Vavi.
In support of Numsa’s assertions that it’s being targeted for political reasons, Zwelinzima Vavi has spoken out against the "self-serving oligarchs".
The prospects that the ANC, SACP and Cosatu alliance once offered the broad masses have been forgotten at the feeding trough, says Raymond Suttner.
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The South African Communist Party has lashed out at "vigilante unions" and warned that a divided and weakened Cosatu could be dangerous for SA.
From questions about Angie Motshekga staying in office to parties embracing Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle, here’s what was said about the moves.
Criticism of the Democratic Alliance was a staple topic for political parties and union leaders at Workers’ Day rallies across the country.
Loan sharks who prey on the poor must be stopped, the SACP said on Sunday.
Cosatu’s general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi fears not only for his political future but also his life amid reports of a move to oust him.
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has congratulated the ANC on its 101st anniversary and has urged the party to remain humble.
A new book shows how, in exile, the South African Communist Party was pretty much the dominant influence on the ANC.
Blade Nzimande has called the DA a party of white madams and said the ANC is the only party which can lead SA to a non-racial, non-sexist society.
The continued insulting of the president does indeed need to be banned, says Kwazi Mthembu.
The SACP’s proposed "insult law" has been lambasted by critics, but archaic forms of a similar law exist in many countries.
The SACP has condemned the DA’s planned inspection of Zuma’s R200-million upgrade in Nkandla, saying it is part of a "racist right wing agenda".
The Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has called for a review of all minimum wage agreements.
At the SACP’s 91st anniversary cake-cutting, a toast was raised to "the unity of our alliance". But no amount of frosting can cover up the cracks.
With two of the SACP’s senior leaders now government ministers, Solly Mapaila will run the communists. These two will be his aides.
Allow me to welcome the unanimous re-election of Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin to the leadership of the SACP, writes Thabang Mokoena-Maseko
The Mail & Guardian brings you ten interesting facts that you might or might not have known about the South African Communist Party.
Endorsing ANC plans for "strategic nationalisation", the SA Communist Party has nailed its Mangaung colours firmly to President Jacob Zuma’s mast.
The SACP’s Blade Nzimande has warned that former president Nelson Mandela’s legacy was being used against the party to discredit it.
NUM president Senzeni Zokwana will replace Mantashe as SACP’s chairperson, while Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin remain unopposed in top positions.
President Jacob Zuma says many South Africans need to be educated about democracy because they do not understand how it works.
Marxism is growing and so are the communists, but South Africa is not dancing with Marx just yet, writes Phillip de Wet.
SACP leaders say Blade Nzimande has unified the party ahead of its conference, though the expulsion of his opponents from the party might have helped.
The SACP says it was Gwede Mantashe’s decision to quit, adding he was putting its interests ahead of himself, writes Rapule Tabane.
The SACP appears to be at a political crossroads if its policy documents released this week are anything to go by, writes Charles Molele.
The nationwide Cosatu strike has revealed that two distinct factions are battling for control of the federation ahead of Mangaung.