South African Communist Party

South African Communist Party
ChairpersonBlade Nzimande
General SecretarySolly Afrika Mapaila
First Deputy General SecretaryMadala Masuku
Second Deputy General SecretaryDavid Masondo
Founded12 February 1921; 103 years ago (1921-02-12)
Preceded byInternational Socialist League
Headquarters4th Floor
Cosatu House
110 Jorissen Street
Johannesburg
Gauteng[1]
NewspaperUmsebenzi
Youth wingYoung Communist League of South Africa
Membership (2015)Increase 220,000[2]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism[3]
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationTripartite Alliance
International affiliationIMCWP
Regional affiliationAfrica Left Networking Forum
Colours
  •   Red
  •   Black
  •   Yellow
Party flag
Website
www.sacp.org.za

The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 12 February 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.

  1. ^ "Offices | South African Communist Party (SACP)". www.sacp.org.za. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Constitution". South African Communist Party. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.