Cyril Ramaphosa Warns Dual Members as SACP Row Deepens

The SACP condemns acts of intimidation and attempts by the ANC President to undermine its independence and fundamental decisions | South African Communist Party (SACP)

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Cyril Ramaphosa warns dual members as SACP row deepens

The ANC is preparing to make a final decision on its strained relationship with the South African Communist Party (SACP) after more than a year of talks about whether alliance partners should contest elections separately. The issue came into sharp focus at the ANC Limpopo’s 11th provincial conference in Polokwane, where party president Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a clear warning to members with dual membership. ‘Campaign for ANC’ Ramaphosa said th…

A Century-Old Alliance in Ruins: Ramathuba’s Honesty Signals Tripartite Alliance Collapse Today

The ink was barely dry on her election as Limpopo’s first female ANC provincial chairperson when Dr Phophi Ramathuba stepped up to the podium and said the quiet part out loud. The newly elected Limpopo ANC chairperson acknowledged that the relationship between the ANC and SACP is strained, speaking at a media briefing during the 11th elective conference in Polokwane. This was not a slip of the tongue — it was a statement of historical fact dress…