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From earlier in the year:
The South African Communist Party (SACP) was the backbone of the African National Congress (ANC) for the entirety of the fight to defeat the racist apartheid white colonial settler regime that had subjugated the majority black population.
But the ANC has now decided to issue an “ultimatum” to communists who are members of this strategic alliance that was forged in the bitter and deadly fight for liberation.
This comes after the SACP decided to independently fight this year’s local government elections.
The ANC appears to accept the existence of the SACP as a political party, but only if it subordinates itself. In what appears to be a communist witch-hunt the ANC has now demanded declarations from members of the SACP and threatens action against those it believes are acting for the party’s campaign.
This move, which threatens the future of the historic alliance, is far from a minor procedural disagreement. It amounts to an attempt to reinterpret the alliance and dual membership in narrow electoral terms.
It seeks to reduce a historic strategic relationship into a one-sided demand for subordination and permanent support from an ally.
The SACP has always supported the right of the ANC to contest elections in its own right.
The SACP has never regarded the ANC as an enemy for contesting elections in its own right and has never disciplined or threatened any of its members for participation in building, voting for and campaigning for the ANC.
In fact, the SACP has not only embraced the ANC contesting elections in its own right but has also supported the ANC’s electoral contests.
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