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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