Thabiso Goba14 October 2024 | 13:30

ANC disappointed with the SACP for snubbing GNU 100 days celebration

The SACP’s Central Committee has adopted a motion to oppose the ANC forming a coalition government with what it calls right wing parties like the DA and Freedom Front Plus.

ANC disappointed with the SACP for snubbing GNU 100 days celebration

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula briefed members of the media ahead of the ANC’s 100 days of GNU programme at Chief Albert Luthuli House, Johannesburg.

JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC) said that it is disappointed by its alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP) which boycotted an event marking 100 days of the Government of National Unity (GNU) on Monday.

The SACP said it snubbed the event as a form of protest against the GNU. 

The SACP’s Central Committee adopted a motion to oppose the ANC forming a coalition government with what it calls right-wing parties like the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus. 

Speaking ahead of the event at Luthuli House, ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula said they respect the SACP’s decision.

“They will miss the opportunity to reflect on the GNU and what we are doing in terms of the GNU led by the ANC, what the ANC has done in terms of government as a whole, in terms of accelerating a social transformation. It’s an unfortunate situation because today we were supposed to start with a bilateral meeting with the SACP.”