The South African Communist Party (SACP) has confirmed that it’s going to contest the 2026 native authorities elections alone.

The SACP is a part of the tripartite alliance with the African National Congress (ANC) and Congress of the Trade Unions (Cosatu) and has constantly campaigned for the previous ruling occasion for nationwide and native elections.

GNU BEHIND SACP CONTESTING 2026 ELECTIONS ALONE?

The SACP has criticised the ANC for forming the Government of National Unity (GNU) with events just like the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus.

At the weekend, SACP secretary-general Solly Mapaila advised the SABC that they determined to contest the 2026 native elections in 2023, however they determined to go on the imperialist offensive in opposition to the liberation motion within the run-up to the 29 May elections as a result of imperialism and imperialist forces have been spending an excessive amount of cash and creating new organisations, which disappointedly the ANC has now determined to kind a coalition with.

“They funded these organisations in order that they’ll take away the ANC from political energy, and now we have subsequently misplaced an essential instrument within the arms of the individuals of South Africa to drive social transformation agenda.

“We thought that moment would’ve given the ANC the permission to come from all and sundry who were intimidating them one way or the other, including imperialist forces in the economy and so forth, to drive transformation for the people of our country to change their lives,” Mapaila defined.

Further, the SACP secretary-general mentioned they by no means had correct time to sit down with the ANC bilaterally, which they solely had final week, and can duly inform them of the choice.

“We will then finalise the modality of implementation of the technicalities basically, but we are participating in the local government election as the SACP,” Mapaila mentioned.

COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBERS INCLUDED IN EXECUTIVE

Despite their criticism of the ANC, a number of SACP leaders have been additionally included within the govt, specifically:

• Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande – SACP nationwide chairperson
• Deputy Minister of Finance, David Masondo – SACP’s second deputy normal secretary
• Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Buti Manamela – member of SACP central committee
• Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe – member of SACP central committee
• Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Chupu Stanley Mathabatha – member of SACP central committee
• Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Andries Nel – member of SACP central committee

DO YOU THINK THE SACP WILL SUCCEED AS IT PLANS TO CONTEST THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ALONE?

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