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The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented party.
BILL OF RIGHTS

The Left that is not left at all

The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented…

  • Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
5 min read
Seeing red: The decision by the SACP to go it alone during the local government elections leaves workers in a difficult position as their allegiance is torn between the Communists and the ANC. Photo: SACP
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS ANC

Fragmented workers, the only mourners in ANC-SACP divorce

When workers are divided by political loyalty to competing parties, they cannot effectively unite against employers during wage negotiations

  • Lubabalo Cengani
7 min read
The ANC–SACP partnership was forged under conditions of intense struggle. Its future should not be jeopardised in a democratic era where the need for cohesive leadership remains as urgent as ever.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS ANC

Unity in Struggle: ANC–SACP alliance remains central to South Africa’s political future

South Africa’s experience is not unique. Across Africa and beyond, progressive forces have historically united, often overcoming ideological and organisational differences to…

  • Andile Lungisa
5 min read
The ANC’s claim on black voters still rests on a story of deliverance. The SACP’s claim rests on a story of unfinished deliverance. Both stories derive legitimacy from the same past but they license different futures
ACTIONSA

The friction of dual membership will be tested at the polls

Dual membership was sustainable only while the ANC and SACP shared a single electoral vehicle. Once the SACP declared intent to contest elections independently, dual membership…

  • Mpumezo Ralo
8 min read
ActionSA, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP) joined the group March on March in a march through central Durban on 26 March 2026. Photo: Action SA
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

The left must eschew xenophobia

Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging

  • Imraan Buccus
5 min read