By Johnathan Paoli
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has announced plans to march to the US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday, protesting what it describes as the invasion of Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Condemnation of what the SACP termed US aggression was a recurring theme at the party’s 31st annual Joe Slovo Commemoration, held on Tuesday at Heroes Acre at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto, where party leaders, alliance partners and international guests gathered to honour the late anti-apartheid stalwart.
Delivering the keynote address, SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila said the party viewed Washington’s actions as a grave violation of international law and an assault on the sovereignty of a United Nations member state.
He confirmed that the SACP, alongside allied organisations, would mobilise a protest march to the US Embassy, warning that American actions would not go unanswered.
“The US
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