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

Many workers, particularly in the agriculture and domestic work categories, barely make enough to meet their basic needs

The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political alliances

The party’s belief that the base pay should be phased out could scupper its coalition prospects