The SACP in North West has accused President Jacob Zuma for sowing divisions between alliance structures. They also labelled him as a factionalist. This comes after the axing of Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande. SACP provincial secretary, Madoda Sambata says Zuma continues to silence those opposed to his administration. The issue that we have as a province is that the SACP leadership can’t be compelled to factional acceptance. It […]
President Jacob Zuma's sudden cabinet reshuffle was aimed at embarrassing SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande, the party said yesterday. Nzimande, the erstwhile minister of higher education and training, was the only member of the cabinet to get the chop. "There was no reshuffle. The intention was to remove Comrade Blade. "It is an attack on the SACP," said Solly Mapaila, the party's first deputy general secretary, An SA […]
The ANC’s allies, Cosatu and the SA Communist Party (SACP), will on Wednesday take to the streets as part of a national shutdown in a show of force against President Jacob Zuma, the man they propelled to power a decade ago. The trade union federation and the communist party said their intention was to voice their opposition to state capture, corruption and job losses, for which they blame Zuma’s government. […]
The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the North West province, will, during its party's 14th National Congress starting on Monday, lobby other provinces to support the move for the communist party to contest the coming elections, should the ANC fail to comply with its call for a reconfigured alliance. The resolution was taken at the provincial council held in Klerksdorp on Sunday. The council was in preparation for the […]
Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol was not suicidal an inquest into his death -- sitting in the South Gauteng High Court -- heard on Tuesday. “Ahmed never wanted to die, he loved life like me. Even Ahmed’s girlfriend never knew that he anticipated to take his own life or he was suicidal,” Dr Salim Essop said during the inquest into Timol’s death. Timol’s death was ruled as suicide by jumping out […]
The South African Communist Party's (SACP) General Secretary, Blade Nzimande, is concerned about the escalation of gender-based violence in the country. His comment follows a rise in the number of women and children who have been abused, raped or killed in recent weeks. Speaking in Ekurhuleni where the SACP has convened a national Imbizo, Nzimande says urgent solutions should be found to end the problem. He says, "We cannot pretend […]
SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Friday that Brian Molefe’s return to Eskom was perverse. “That’s perverse. We can’t allow perversion… Who will suffer in the end? It’s the ANC‚” Nzimande said at a conference hosted by the SACP. “We have nothing against Brian personally. We are against wrong things.” Molefe returned to Eskom after a brief stint as a member of parliament‚ where he had allegedly […]
The South African Communist Party has dropped a bombshell on its alliance partner the African National Congress, calling on the governing party to choose between the country and, the wealthy and politically connected Gupta family. This comes as President Jacob Zuma’s decision to reshuffle his Cabinet on Thursday has been widely criticised, even from within the ANC and its alliance partners. Speaking at the memorial service for anti-apartheid stalwart Ahmed […]
However, should another vote of no confidence arise, Zuma may find himself without a job if enough ANC MPs are disgusted. In what can be described as a purge of dissenting voices, president Jacob Zuma last night axed a number of ministers and deputy ministers in a major Cabinet reshuffle. In reaction, political analyst Daniel Silke said the president had cemented his own support in Cabinet. “Zuma has ultimately done […]
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