ANC orders dual SACP members to declare loyalties in writing

By Simon Nare

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said on Monday that ANC members who also belong to the South African Communist Party will be asked in writing to state whether they will campaign for the ANC or the SACP in the upcoming local government elections.

Those who ignore the process and campaign against the ANC will face consequences, he said.

Mbalula said at a press briefing at Luthuli House in Johannesburg that letters would be sent out next week to ANC members with dual membership, giving them 10 days to clarify where they stand once campaigning begins.

The secretary general said reports that dual members had until Tuesday to resign were incorrect, adding that the ANC was not moving to expel members of its alliance partner but was instead seeking clarity on who they would campaign for.

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