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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.