PRESIDENT PUTIN’S INABILITY TO ATTEND G20 COULD SPELL DANGER TO SA INSIDE BRICS
For the second time in quick succession, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be unable to attend a very important gathering on South African soil. First it was BRICS heads of state summit in August 2023, which was held in Sandton, Johannesburg. This time, President Putin is again unable to attend yet another global event of […]
“TSHEPO BOYSA IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE SACP,” SAYS THE PARTY
The South African Communist Party in the North West has learned with shock the continuous utterances made on behalf of the organization and dawning of its regalia by one Tshepo Boyza, also known as Azania. The organization can confirm that the said individual is not a member of the SACP and does not in any […]
“ABSURD FOR ANYONE IN ANC TO EQUATE SACP’S ELECTION CONTESTATION TO THE MKP – A PARTY FOUNDED ON ETHNIC MOBILIZATION AND CHAUVINISM” – SAMBATHA
A few days ago, I read with distraught an article in one of the country’s leading newspapers titled: “Consider the implications’: ANC officials warn SACP against contesting elections”. The opening sequence of the article goes further proclaiming the following: “The ANC’s national officials have warned the SACP it could suffer the same fate as former […]
WHO BENEFITS FROM ZELENSKY’S VISIT?
What is the essence of a foreign policy that does not rally the nation around a common goal, and instead divides the populace right down the middle, leaving a bitter taste and uncertainty? The visit by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to our capital this week has caused a much greater harm to the national […]
REVERSAL OF VAT IS A HARD-WON VICTORY FOR THE WORKING CLASS
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the decision by the National Treasury, announced on 23 April 2025, to reverse the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increases. This reversal marks a significant victory for the working class, achieved through persistent mobilisation, mass action and principled resistance led by progressive formations, including the SACP. The immediate task […]
SACP: PEOPLE’S PROTESTS AGAINST ZELENSKY’S VISIT TO SA
The demonstration in Tshwane will take place as follows: Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025Time: 11h00Venue: Ukrainian Embassy, 398 Marias Street, Pretoria The demonstration in Soweto, Johannesburg, will take place as follows: Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025Time: 14h00Venue: Walter Sisulu Square, Cnr Klipspruit Valley Road & Union Road, Kliptown, Soweto
STATEMENT FROM THE CHRIS HANI FAMILY
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the government, the South African Communist Party, the African National Congress and other Alliance partners, our traditional leaders and the people of the Eastern Cape and South Africa at large for their unwavering support during the 32nd annual commemoration of Chris Hani, held in Cofimvaba, Chris Hani District, on […]
THERE’S A SENSE THAT SA’S GNU IS TEETERING ON THE EDGE COLLAPSE
By all accounts, South Africa’s conundrum that is the Government of National Unity (GNU) will likely fester into a debilitating wound before it gets healed anytime soon. The revelation of the DA and Patriotic Alliance (PA), two of the mainstay of the GNU, plus the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) – undertaking what looks like […]
SACP WELCOMES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT’S JUDGMENT UPHOLDING WORKERS’ RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF POLITICAL ASSOCIATION
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the Constitutional Court’s judgment upholding the Labour Court’s ruling that the blanket ban of municipal workers from holding political office in a political party, whether in a permanent, temporary or acting capacity, is unconstitutional and violates workers’ constitutional freedom to exercise their political rights. In its ruling, the […]
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE GRUESOME FIND OF THE “PEOPLE’S DOCTOR” AND “STRUGGLE HERO” DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE’S BULLET-RIDDLED BODY IN HIS HOME
Anti-apartheid Struggle hero and a stalwart of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), Dr Gomolemo Mokae, has been murdered at his home Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1 home north of Pretoria. Dr Mokae’s lifeless body was found with evidence of a violent death. According to reports, a postmortem has revealed that the “People’s Doctor” was “shot on both […]
SACP SLAMS “ISRAELI AGGRESSION”, CALLS FOR UNITY IN SYRIA
“The South African Communist Party (SACP) reiterates its strong condemnation of the apartheid Israeli settler regime’s ongoing aggression towards Syria and its manoeuvres to undermine the country’s territorial integrity. We vehemently oppose the expansionist actions of the Israeli regime, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, especially concerning the Quneitra region, where local communities face threats, displacement and […]
SACP CONGRATULATES NEWLY INAUGURATED VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT MADURO
“We just witnessed the official inauguration of President Nicolus Maduro Moros as the Constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the 2025 – 2031 term of office. All is well and US propaganda is failing“, said the SACP General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, from Venezuela. The SACP affirms solidarity with people of Venezuela.