Strategic Context President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) against a backdrop of persistent structural challenges. South Africa faces high unemployment (31.9% nationally and about 60% among youth), weak municipal performance, and fiscal constraints, alongside growing public demand for social equity and transformation. These pressures are compounded by global dynamics,…
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The SACP’s Gamble: Can the Party Step Out of the ANC’s Shadow?
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The South African Communist Party (SACP) has long styled itself as the ideological conscience of the South Africa’s liberation movement, led by the ANC. Since the democratic transition of 1994, it has remained anchored in the Tripartite Alliance with the ANC and the trade-union federation COSATU. Within the Alliance, the SACP has shaped debates on…
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