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…
The Morogoro Consultative Conference, convened under the quiet but resolute leadership of Oliver Reginald Tambo, was no celebration. It was a reckoning
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
The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently
There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’
The party is expected to discuss the matter at its upcoming national executive committee meeting, set for next week
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close
ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile said the party’s national executive committee respected the SACP’s decision to campaign alone for 2026 local government elections
The party is also set to discuss whether to ‘donate’ its votes to the ANC after the poll
The South African Communist Party has rejected claims of collaborating with the uMkhonto weSizwe party, describing it as a counter-revolutionary organisation
The party will hold a special policy conference to decide on how to reconfigure its longstanding alliance with the ANC
