JOHANNESBURG, May 19 – Member of the tripartite alliance, the SA Communist Party (SACP), which has been a vocal critic of President Jacob Zuma and has called on him to step down is holding its national imbizo from Friday to discuss the problems facing South Africa. The party said the imbizo would be attended by […]
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“Assassination attempt on Solly Mapaila”: SACP
JOHANNESBURG, April 12 (ANA) – A gunman tried to assassinate SA Communist Party (SACP) second deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila during the commemoration of slain anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani, the party said on Wednesday. Spokesman Alex Mashilo said the gunman targeted Mapaila and was part of a group that booed him when he took to […]
Hani’s widow declares support for ANC
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) leaders attended the 24th anniversary of Chris Hani’s death which was held at Thomas Nkobi memorial cemetery on Monday. The widow of the slain struggle icon, Limpho Hani who was seated next to President Jacob Zuma, took the podium and confirmed her undying […]
No opposition call will ever make ANC vote against its president, says Mantashe
JOHANNESBURG – No African National Congress (ANC) MPs will vote with opposition parties and impeach President Jacob Zuma in Parliament, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday. Members of the opposition and alliance partners have been very vocal of late with calls for Zuma to be removed from office, banking on alleged divisions in […]
Communists lash out at Zuma and divulge confidential discussion points
JOHANNESBURG – The SA Communist Party (SACP) on Wednesday confirmed that President Jacob Zuma plans to replace Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. SACP deputy secretary Solly Mapaila said his party decided to divulge confidential discussions held with Zuma and other top leaders because of “selective and factional leaking of discussions” to the media. “The SACP wishes […]
SACP calls for investigation of Multichoice’s possession of Mafela’s archives
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday, called for an investigation of the transfer of the late actor Joe “Sdumo” Mafela’s work which it said was among the national archives sold to Multichoice by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). “The national heritage, in the form of archives, that the SABC conveyed […]
Radical transformation ‘sudden rhetoric’, says SACP
The new notion of radical economic transformation is nothing but rhetoric meant to further enrich the elite, the SA Communist Party said on Sunday. The term “radical economic transformation” was the same as constant references to “white monopoly capital”, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande said, asking whether the lives of the black majority would change […]
SACP unhappy with Molefe moving to parliament
JOHANNESBURG, February 20 (ANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday said the appointment of former Eskom CEO as MP was “problematic” because its alliance partner, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), did not consult before it made the move. In a statement the SACP in the North West, complained: “We learnt about […]