Statement on the SACP and SANCO bilateral meeting

[SACP Communications]

South African Communist Party

Statement on the SACP and SANCO bilateral meeting

Friday, 8 May 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) and South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) met in a bilateral meeting on 7 May 2026 in Johannesburg.

The SACP delegation was led by General Secretary Comrade Solly Mapaila, while the SANCO delegation was led by President Comrade Richard Mkhungo.

The bilateral focused on strengthening the relations between the two organisations and reviving a working partnership on important national political issues.

The meeting discussed the overall state of the Alliance and our common ongoing engagements to advance the National Democratic Revolution as the uniting programme through the auspices of the Alliance and by engaging our communities more directly.

With SANCO being an organisation rooted in the communities as a civic organisation, as the SACP we seek to deepen cooperation with SANCO to ensure that we expand our collaboration in community struggles. In light of this, the meeting discussed the upcoming Conference of the Left and agreed on further engagements with regard to a possible participation of SANCO in the conference.

The bilateral meeting affirmed continued cooperation between the organisations and the taking forward of working-class centred struggles.