SACP members chased out of ANC election workshop

THE South African Communist Party (SACP) has launched an attack on its tripartite alliance ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane, accusing her of chasing the communist party's members away during a recent elections workshop in Mpumalanga.

- MASHUDU SADIKE

During the workshop, aimed at strategising for the 2026 Local Government Elections, Mokonyane issued a directive, asking SACP delegates to leave, citing that the party would not strategise with a group intending to contest elections independently.

The directive, according to sources, also angered some SACP leaders, who accused Mokonyane of also breaking the longstanding relationship the party has had with the ANC and Cosatu.

SACP national Spokesperson Mbulelo Ndlazana confirmed the incident, stating that the party's decision to contest the local government elections independently is not a reflection of the political relationship between the two organisations.