Ramaphosa Urges Sacp To Maintain Alliance Unity

African National Congress ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on alliance partners, particularly the South African Communist Party SACP, to strengthen their partnership in honour of the late party General Secretary, Joe Slovo.

Speaking at the 30th commemoration of Slovos death at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on Monday, Ramaphosa's remarks come as the SACP considers contesting future elections, including the 2026 local polls independently.

"Joe Slovo, comrades, was the embodiment of the revolutionary alliance. He understood the respective roles and responsibilities and objectives of each alliance component. Through the contribution of people like Joe Slovo, the SACP has been very central to refining the ANCs ideological outlook," Ramaphosa says.

He adds, "The SACP has been a strength behind the ANC and similarly the ANC has been a pillar of strength to the SACP. The two need each other, and getting one to walk separately is to weaken the national democratic movement."

Ramaphosa cautions SACP not to split ahead of 2026 elections: