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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa (foreground right) attends the SACP's 15th national congress in Boksburg on 15 July 2022. Picture: @SACP1921/Twitter

Tripartite alliance

ANC's Ramaphosa backs talks for reconfiguration of tripartite alliance

By Theto Mahlakoana

As Cosatu and the South African Communist Party (SACP) continue to criticise the state of the tripartite alliance, African National Congress (ANC) president...

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