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ANC President and SACP delegates
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it is concerned about tensions between its alliance partners, the African National Congress (ANC), and the South African Communist Party (SACP), ahead of next year’s local government elections.
The ANC’s top leadership has rejected the idea of SACP members holding dual membership with the party, amid a row over the SACP’s decision to contest elections outside the tripartite alliance.
The ANC’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, says the party’s national executive committee has given the SACP an ultimatum to backtrack on its decision or lose its ANC membership.
COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks, says the ANC’s ultimatum over dual membership to SACP threatens the tripartite alliance.
“Our hope is that we are united with our alliance partners ANC and SACP; they both have unique roles to play and we think we should find a solution which ultimately ensures the alliance is united and coherent to its single message towards workers and find solutions for workers as we head for elections next year.”
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