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Cape Argus reports that waning ANC support and the inclusion of the DA in the ANC's Government of National Unity/(GNU) are some of the reasons behind the recent decision by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to consider lending its support to the SA Communist Party (SACP) in the upcoming local government elections.
A resolution to that effect was canvassed last week at the union’s National Political Council (NPC). NUM acting general secretary Mpho Phakedi indicated that the resolution still had to be canvassed by the union's regions. "As you might know how decision-making happens within union structures, this is not the final decision but came as a result of the festival of ideas during our National Political Council where those who form council have raised this issue which is still going to be presented in June," he said. The SACP at its Fifth Special National Congress in December 2024 resolved to contest the 2026 local government elections independently, citing the need for "working-class representation" in the country's economic, social, and political systems. Cosatu deputy president Mike Shingange noted that the political changes of the past year have resulted in many unions deliberating on various issues including their support for the ANC. "We know that the NUM has reflected on its support for the SACP. That is an ongoing discussion and Cosatu, will at the right time make its decision on who to support at the local government elections," Shingange indicated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Siyabonga Sithole at Cape Argus
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