African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party remains adamant that members of its alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP), cannot campaign for both parties ahead of the upcoming local government elections.
We came together today to support our brother and Comrade, Makoro John Mpe, the Deputy Chairperson of the ANC in Limpopo. We are not only comrades in the execution of the revolution but also when one has lost tower in their life. As I mentioned in my tribute the loss of a father… pic.twitter.com/tLWlLQqCCR
— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) April 26, 2026
Mbalula says the party is not opposed to its alliance partners contesting elections independently but that the constitution of the ANC prohibits members from campaigning for another party contesting elections.
The SACP has taken a resolution to contest the elections independently, citing the ANC’s failure to reconfigure the alliance.
Mbalula attended the funeral of the father of Polokwane mayor and ANC Limpopo deputy-chairperson, John Mpe in Polokwane.
“If you decide that in the campaign you will campaign for the communist party nothing wrong with that but you cannot have them both. You cannot campaign for the ANC and the communist party it is practicaly impossible. Can the ANC cooperate with the communist party in the campaign? We will and we can and that is why we say members must not treat this stance of the party as enemies. We are just addressing practicalities of how to operate as the two formations.”
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