SACP chair Nzimande says he ‘disagrees’ with the GNU
Nzimande said the Democratic Alliance is 'diametrically opposed' to the values of the SACP and the African National Congress (ANC).
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- Government of national unity (GNU)
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FILE: Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. Picture: @HigherEduGovZA/X
JOHANNESBURG - Chairperson of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and cabinet minister Blade Nzimande said he “disagrees” with the Government of National Unity (GNU).
Despite that, Nzimande said he won’t resign from his job as the minister of science, technology and innovation of South Africa.
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The minister was speaking on Wednesday at the SACP’s 5th special national congress in Boksburg.
Nzimande said the Democratic Alliance (DA) is “diametrically opposed” to the values of the SACP and the African National Congress (ANC).
He said the SACP is not ignorant of the fact the ANC lost its majority and had to form a coalition government.
“It’s something that we hope we can still be able to engage with the ANC going forward as to under these conditions what is the best thing and the best route to go forward in a manner that unites the alliance. So, me, in the GNU, what do I do? I do the work that I have been given, and I will do it to the best of my ability.”
SACP RELYING ON MEMBERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGN
The SACP said it will rely on its members to raise money for its 2026 election campaign.
It resolved to contest the upcoming local government elections outside of its alliance with the ANC.
The party will finalise the details of its election run at its 5th special national conference.
Elections across the world are expensive, and South Africa is no exception.
Disclosures by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) showed political parties solicited and received hundreds of millions of rand from donors for the previous election campaign.
SACP treasurer general Joyce Moloi-Moropa said the party will have to raise money if it’s to run a successful campaign.
“Yes, the party doesn’t normally have a lot of money most of the time, but we have ways and means of making sure the members of the party fund the party. Even if we are socialist, we are operating under the cloud of capitalism. It is complicated sometimes to make money.”
Moloi-Moropa said the SACP’s anti-capitalist and left-wing ideology will make it difficult for it to attract big-money donors.