Politics

Reflections on the SACP’s Decision to Contest Elections Independently The South African Communist Party’s (SACP) decision to stand independently of the African National Congress (ANC) in the coming local government elections deserves to be welcomed. For decades, independent socialists and other militants have argued that the Party’s subordination within the Tripartite Alliance weakened the political independence of the working class and tied the fate of socialist politics to the fortunes of the ANC. The fact that the SACP has now resolved to stand on its own—even if belatedly—represents a potential step forward in re-conquering the independence of the working class and advancing class politics based on socialist renewal. The ANC’s political hegemony is broken, its moral authority...

https://www.thecommunists.net/rcit/petition-no-to-criminal-complaint-against-pro-palestine-activist-michael-proebsting/#anker_24 Several pro‐Israel forces in Austria have laid a criminal complaint against Michael Pröbsting, the International Secretary of the RCIT. This criminal complaint is based on “suspicion of incitement to commit terrorist offenses and approval of terrorist offenses in accordance with Paragraph 282a, Section 2 of the Criminal Code.” Michael is a long‐time solidarity activist and has been a regular speaker at pro‐Palestine demonstrations in Austria since many years. The criminal complaint is based on a paragraph in the RCIT’s statement from 7 October 2023 which has been distributed as a leaflet at demonstrations: “The RCIT reiterates that as long as the Zionist s...

By Daniel Campos- La Marx International The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, is one of the most important events in the recent history of the class struggle. If anything characterizes the permanent nature of 21st-century revolutions, it is the importance of democratic tasks in the struggle of the people, as a fundamental driving force and lever for the development of political and social processes. In this sense, the Syrian revolution acts as an epitome—that is, a summary, an extract, or a condensation—of these revolutions and of the importance of the democratic tasks or struggles that were perfectly illustrated in the 15 years of the people's struggle. Without a doubt, the great triumph of the defeat of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship is a February revolution, i...

The case for the South African government to respect Boycott Divestment Sanctions and ‘Hague Group’ mandates against Glencore/ARM exports and all other fuel supplies to Israel South African coal exports to Israel since the genocide of Palestinians have reached 1.5 million tonnes by mid-2025. These shipments mean Pretoria is now saying, in effect, “Hague Shmague” – exactly the way the Israeli far right reacts to the International Court of Justice rulings to stop mass murder of Palestinians and apartheid conditions. In late 2023, South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to prosecute Israel for genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. On the West Bank, the ICJ ruled (in July 2024), states must halt “aid or assistance in maintaining the situation crea...

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