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South African Communist Party
Chairperson
Blade Nzimande
General Secretary
Solly Afrika Mapaila
First Deputy General Secretary
Madala Masuku
Second Deputy General Secretary
David Masondo
Founded
12 February 1921; 103 years ago (1921-02-12)
Preceded by
International Socialist League
Headquarters
4th Floor Cosatu House 110 Jorissen Street Johannesburg Gauteng[1]
Newspaper
Umsebenzi
Youth wing
Young Communist League of South Africa
Membership (2015)
220 000[2]
Ideology
Communism Marxism–Leninism[3]
Political position
Far-left
National affiliation
Tripartite Alliance
International affiliation
IMCWP
Regional affiliation
Africa Left Networking Forum
Colours
Red
Black
Yellow
Party flag
Website
www.sacp.org.za
Politics of South Africa
Political parties
Elections
The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing National Party under the Suppression of Communism Act, 1950. The Communist Party was reconstituted underground and re-launched as the SACP in 1953, participating in the struggle to end the apartheid system. It is a member of the ruling Tripartite Alliance alongside the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and through this it influences the South African government. The party's Central Committee is the party's highest decision-making structure.
^"Offices | South African Communist Party (SACP)". www.sacp.org.za. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^Kotze, Dirk. "Why communism appears to be gaining favour in South Africa". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^"Constitution". South African Communist Party. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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220 000[2]