By Johnathan Paoli
The ANC has drawn a line in the sand as tensions with the South African Communist Party (SACP) escalate, with ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing that the National General Council (NGC) has resolved that SACP members serving on the ANC’s election committees and structures should recuse themselves.
The move follows the SACP’s decision to contest future elections independently.
Ramaphosa made the announcement on Thursday during his closing address at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni, where the NGC wrapped up four days of intense political reflection, organisational review, and future planning.
“As we continue to persuade each other, we will need to request SACP members who have been participating in our joint election structures to recuse themselves,” Ramaphosa told delegates.
He added that several SACP members had already stepped aside voluntarily due to potential conflicts of interest.
“A number of them feel they will be conflicted, and they
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