ANC NEC meeting focuses on SACP’s decision to contest 2026 elections

The political implications of the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) decision to contest the 2026 local elections independently have topped the agenda of the Special African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg East of Johannesburg.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of their one-day meeting, Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says they failed to convince the SACP during their bilateral talks last Monday. 

Earlier, the SACP said its decision was informed by the ANC’s failure to commit to the reconfiguration of the alliance in over 22 years.  

Mbalula says they now have to decide their next course of action.

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SACP Spokesperson Mbulelo Mandlana says that the Communist Party’s decision to contest the 2026 local government elections must be respected by all.