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The South African Communist Party takes itself by surprise (Part Two)
By 2007, when the SACP (and Cosatu) turned to Jacob Zuma to ‘save’ the Tripartite Alliance from Thabo Mbeki, and the party’s ...
Mail & Guardian2dOpinion
Rifts in the tripartite alliance could reshape South African politics
Since the formalisation of the tripartite alliance in 1992, a delicate balancing act between the ANC, the South African ...
The Citizen25d
Mapaila says SACP to contest 2026 elections as standalone party, Ramaphosa warns against the move
SACP general-secretary Solly Mapaila said the move was not aimed at weakening the ANC, but intended to reignite the tripartite alliance.
Wilson Center3d
South Africa’s Government of National Unity: New Political Coalitions With Outstanding Ideological Fault Lines
Natal, South Africa, on a mission with the United Nations, I witnessed one of the most significant milestones of the 20th century: the election of African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela ...