The SACP is set to review its relationship with the ANC following the outcome of the May 2024 general elections and the formation of a government of national unity.
This comes as the tripartite alliance, comprising the ANC, SACP, and COSATU, faces unprecedented challenges, including the ANC’s decision to join a government of unity with the Democratic Alliance.
The SACP said it acknowledged its failure to heed grassroots warnings before the May 2024 elections and was now preparing for a more independent political role, potentially contesting the 2026 local government elections outside the traditional ANC-led Alliance.
The party will convene its fifth Special National Congress at Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni from 11 to 14 December to address concerns over the ANC’s blurred identity and its diminished capacity to engage effectively with the working class.
In its pre-conference discussion document, the SACP said the ANC’s loss in the 2024 national elections,
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