The SACP will contest the polls across the whole country, independent of its larger alliance partner, the ANC.

The South African Communist Party says its preparations for the local government elections are advancing well. They also confirmed submitting their candidate lists ahead of Friday's 5 pm deadline. For the first time, the SACP will contest the polls across the whole country, independent of its larger alliance partner, the ANC. It briefed the media in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on the outcomes of its Central Committee held from 28th to the 30th of August. The party's leadership meeting takes place just two weeks after celebrating its 105th founding anniversary. As Busi Bopela reports, the party also launched its elections manifesto ...