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

The ANC has put off the decision on how it will intervene in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal until next month

The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital

SACP secretary general Solly Mapaila said the party would not leave the alliance although it was unhappy with elements of it

Solly Mapaila has accused ANC leaders of publicly lying about consulting the party’s alliance partners on the government of national unity

Paul Mashatile’s committee already has enough disputes between coalition partners to keep it busy every week for the next five years

The South African Communist Party leader continues his tirade against alliance partner ANC for bringing the Democratic Alliance into the unity government