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- The South African Communist Party (SACP) is contesting the 2026 Local Government Elections independently to reclaim a voice for the working class.
- General Secretary Solly Mapaila condemned the Government of National Unity (GNU) as a front for monopoly capital, claiming its neoliberal policies and Operation Vulindlela favor private wealth over public ownership.
- The party aims to fix collapsing municipalities by directly tackling widespread tender corruption, broken infrastructure, mass youth unemployment, and severe water shortages.
By Thapelo Molefe
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has launched a blistering attack on the Government of National Unity (GNU), accusing it of becoming “a front for monopoly capital” and pursuing economic policies that have weakened working-class influence in the state.
Launching the party’s 2026 Local Government Election Manifesto at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Soshanguve Campus on Sunday, general secretary Solly Mapaila said the party believed the national democratic revolution had stalled under
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