SACP suspend leaders for "factionalism"
The South African Communist Party has suspended some of its leaders allegedly involved in Tshwane factional fights.
According to a statement by the SACP their Gauteng branch held a special provincial executive committee on Sunday to focus on election related political developments in the City of Tshwane.
"The PEC resolved to congratulate Comrade Thoko Didiza for her nomination as the ANC mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane. Comrade Thoko Didiza is a well-known, time tested militant and revolutionary leader of our movement," the statement read.
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The SACP also addressed the recent spate of violent protests that broke out in the Tshwane area and said it was a continuation of the divisions and factionalism within its ranks.
"To our knowledge the root cause and effects of this strange phenomenon of two parallel regional conferences were never thoroughly attended to. This neglect later set the scene for an implosion into factional, divisive and corrupt tendencies in the region," the party said.
The PEC reaffirmed its commitment to implement our election programme of action to ensure that the ANC receives a two thirds majority in the next local government elections on the 3rd August 2016.