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South African Communist Party | |
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| Chairperson | Blade Nzimande |
| General Secretary | Solly Afrika Mapaila |
| First Deputy General Secretary | Madala Masuku |
| Second Deputy General Secretary | David Masondo |
| Founded | 12 February 1921 |
| 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 |
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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.
- ^ "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.