SACP

Cards (11)

  • Formation
    • Emerged in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), serving as a beacon for Marxist-Leninist thought in the country.
  • Objectives
    • Short-term: Annihilation of apartheid and racial capitalism.
  • Objectives
    • Long-term: Birth of a socialist South Africa with worker control.
  • Strategies
    • Promoted workers' strikes and labour movements.
  • Strategies
    • Strategically aligned with the ANC, recognising the interconnectedness of racial and class struggles.
  • Key Figures
    • Joe Slovo: A crucial leader in both the SACP and MK, pivotal in fostering the alliance between the two.
  • Key Figures
    • Ruth First: A fearless journalist who used her pen as a weapon against apartheid until her assassination.
  • Contributions
    • Ensured ideological depth to the anti-apartheid struggle.
  • Contributions
    • Boosted the labour movement, emphasising the link between racial suppression and economic exploitation.
  • Challenges and Opposition
    • Officially banned in 1950, leading to underground operations.
  • Challenges and Opposition
    • SACP leaders and members often faced the brunt of state-led violence and arrests.