The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the North West province, will, during its party’s 14th National Congress starting on Monday, lobby other provinces to support the move for the communist party to contest the coming elections, should the ANC fail to comply with its call for a reconfigured alliance.[…]
Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol was not suicidal an inquest into his death — sitting in the South Gauteng High Court — heard on Tuesday. “Ahmed never wanted to die, he loved life like me. Even Ahmed’s girlfriend never knew that he anticipated to take his own life or he was[…]
The South African Communist Party’s (SACP) General Secretary, Blade Nzimande, is concerned about the escalation of gender-based violence in the country. His comment follows a rise in the number of women and children who have been abused, raped or killed in recent weeks. Speaking in Ekurhuleni where the SACP has[…]
SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Friday that Brian Molefe’s return to Eskom was perverse. “That’s perverse. We can’t allow perversion… Who will suffer in the end? It’s the ANC‚” Nzimande said at a conference hosted by the SACP. “We have nothing against Brian personally. We are[…]
The South African Communist Party has dropped a bombshell on its alliance partner the African National Congress, calling on the governing party to choose between the country and, the wealthy and politically connected Gupta family. This comes as President Jacob Zuma’s decision to reshuffle his Cabinet on Thursday has been[…]
However, should another vote of no confidence arise, Zuma may find himself without a job if enough ANC MPs are disgusted. In what can be described as a purge of dissenting voices, president Jacob Zuma last night axed a number of ministers and deputy ministers in a major Cabinet reshuffle.[…]
The tripartite alliance is divided over the possible recall of Pravin Gordhan as Finance Minister. The South African Communist Party (SACP) is fighting back against the president’s rumoured plans to recall Gordhan. It says the ANC should not gamble with the legacy of people like Ahmed Kathrada. President Jacob Zuma[…]
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for a full investigation into the alleged looting of state coffers during the apartheid era. This follows the leaking of a preliminary Public Protector’s report. It contains recommendations that Absa Bank pay the Reserve Bank R2.25 billion. An investigation conducted in 1997[…]
Leaders from the SACP and ANC, including President Jacob Zuma, are locked in a meeting to discuss their differences after struggling for weeks to find a suitable date. SACP chairperson Alex Mashilo confirmed that the meeting started late on Monday. Two of the issues expected to top the agenda are[…]
With local-government elections approaching, a leading criminologist says the outlook is ominous. Public order policing has been under the microscope since the killing of 34 miners at Marikana in 2012. Municipal IQ told The Times that 86% of the protests listed on its Hotspots Monitor were characterised by violence. Police[…]
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