SACP humbled by support in local government elections
Across South Africa, 264 SACP councillors will take up their seats when councils meet for the first time in just over two weeks.
Quinton Mtyala
A woman waves a South African Communist Party (SACP) flag. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
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The South African Communist Party says it is humbled by the support it garnered in the local government elections.
Across South Africa, 264 SACP councillors will take up their seats when councils meet for the first time in just over two weeks.
In December 2024, the SACP resolved to go it alone in the elections, breaking away from its pact with the ANC. This prompted several SACP members representing the ANC to be purged in late August.
"These results have exposed those who wished to ban and silence the South African Communist Party. This behaviour reminded the party of the Suppression of Communism Act," said SACP Western Cape spokesperson Lizwi Gegula.