insert_link South Africa South African Communist Party Clarifies Independent 2026 Election Bid South African Communist Party general-secretary Solly Mapaila says their decision to independently contest the 2026 local elections should not be seen as trying to weaken the ANC and the alliance. He was speaking at the 30th commemoration of the passing of the former SACP general secretary Joe Slovo in Soweto on Monday. The ANC declined to 40-percent in last year’s elections, down from 57-percent in 2019. Mapaila says the […] today7 January, 2025
insert_link South Africa South African Communist Party Slams ANC for Failing to Control DA’s Zille South African Communist Party general secretary Solly Mapaila says the government of national unity is in turmoil, and the key parties are too different to cooperate. He addressed the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union’s central executive committee meeting in Boksburg on Tuesday. Mapaila criticised the ANC for failing to rein in the DA's Helen Zille, saying her constant outbursts prove that the Communist Party's anti-government of national unity assertions […] today6 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa South African Communist Party says the ANC could have formed the government of national unity without the DA The South African Communist Party says the ANC could have formed the government of national unity without the involvement of the DA and other counter-revolutionary forces. The SACP commemorated its 103rd anniversary in Cape Town yesterday. General Secretary Solly Mapaila says they reserve the right to oppose, act and mobilise against any rightward shift in policy, which could find its way into government via the government of national unity composition: […] today5 August, 2024
insert_link South Africa South African Communist Party says president Cyril Ramaphosa needs to move swiftly to appoint the deputy president The South African Communist Party says president Cyril Ramaphosa needs to move swiftly to appoint the deputy president, ministers, and deputy ministers. The SACP’s spokesperson, Alex Mashilo says the DA has positioned itself against the government of national unity, which the ANC seeks to form. This is obvious from the DA’s manoeuvres to secure a hostile takeover through a grand coalition with the ANC, also involving the IFP, in which […] today26 June, 2024
insert_link South Africa South African Communist Party is urging South Africans to raise their voices through the power of the ballot The South African Communist Party is urging South Africans to raise their voices through the power of the ballot and make a mark for democratic transformation and development for all. Millions of citizens are currently voting in what has been described as an important election for the country. SACP’s spokesperson, Alex Mashilo, says these elections are about defending the improvements from the country’s hard-won 1994 democratic breakthrough: today29 May, 2024
