ANC rejects dual membership after SACP confirms 2026 election bid

The African National Congress (ANC) says it cannot allow members to belong to organisations that will contest elections against it.

The party briefed the media shortly after the South African Communist Party (SACP) confirmed it would run independently in the 2026 local government elections.

While the ANC says it remains committed to the Tripartite Alliance, it warns that contesting elections separately is incompatible with alliance principles and organisational discipline.

This comes as the SACP accused the ANC of issuing ultimatums to its members.

To unpack all this and more we joined by our SABC News politics reporter Ntebo Mokobo.

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