SACP’s Mapaila Skips ANC National General Council as Alliance Tensions Escalate

SACP’s Mapaila skips ANC National General Council as alliance tensions escalate

SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila has notably chosen not to attend the ANC’s National General Council, which began this week at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg.

Debate on dual membership heats up at ANC's National General Council

SACP statement on alleged comments against dual membership: SACP calls on revolutionaries to unite and defend the progressive movement's values | South African Communist Party (SACP)

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ANC to decide on future of dual membership as NGC confronts rift with SACP

By Johnathan Paoli The ANC will take a definitive decision on the future of dual membership at the close of its 5th National General Council (NGC), national media liaison Mothusi Shupinyane Ka Ndaba told Inside Politics on Wednesday. “The General National Council will take a resolution regarding the issue, and adopt a position,” he said, as tensions with the South African Communist Party (SACP) escalate. At the centre of the crisis is the SACP’s…

Fikile Mbalula hints at dumping dual membership to deal with SACP

The ANC national general council (NGC) will have to discuss what is to be done with the SACP after the longtime alliance partner decided to contest elections independently. NGC delegates will also have to consider the ANC and SACP dual membership provision. For the first time in 2026, the two organisations will go toe-to-toe in the local government elections, seeking votes individually. The SACP and ANC have always urged their supporters to vote…