The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently
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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
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
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The South African Communist Party says it will not backtrack on its decision to contest alone in the 2026 local government elections
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 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
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Communists say their political identity and influence have been diluted
Delegates to the SACP’s fifth Special National Congress will reassess its partnership with the ANC, citing declining electoral fortunes and growing voter discontent
Risk of a confrontation with workers rises after Cosatu’s pleas for extended fuel tax relief are snubbed
The Cold War ended more than three decades ago. That period of history showed that socialism, at a country scale, is unsustainable
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
The president focuses on the economy and Covid-19 in his 2021 Sona, but his pledge of SA’s rebirth is undermined by corruption and factionalism
The agreement could go beyond economics towards the political unification of Africa
Unity cannot and should not be equated to the absence of differences within the structures of the organisation
Clear policy, coupled with a push to identify high-impact projects, will accelerate change
The Numsa general secretary called on those who "genuinely see themselves as communists" to swell into the ranks of the party.
The ANC entered into an alliance with the SACP, Cosatu and Sanco in 1993, and has won elections with the three bodies campaigning for them since.
By taking on its alliance member, the SACP is ‘making history’ in the small Free State district
‘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
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 name of SACP struggle hero Chris Hani, who was assassinated in 1993, is regularly invoked to win political arguments in South Africa.
Addressing the Cosatu national congress, Nzimande launched a veiled attack against factions he believes are trying to derail the tripartite alliance.
The tripartite alliance says it wants to address all "irritations" that are causing internal divisions at their five day summit.
Zwelinzima Vavi says union leaders must stop acting like bosses who can make decisions without touching base with their union members.
If the tripartite parties’ interests have diverged, then the parties should diverge. Rather give the voters a democratic contestation of issues.
Three and a half days after a vote to expel Numsa from Cosatu, a formal letter it received was not signed by Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
The unions will consult members before participating in any Cosatu meetings, and talks of forming an alternate federation have not been ruled out.
In support of Numsa, seven Cosatu affiliates will no longer participate in the decision-making body and called Numsa’s expulsion "unconstitutional".
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says it is up to the trade union federation to "smell the coffee and reverse its decision".
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