South African Communist Party
Statement on the occasion of the 107th founding anniversary of the ANC
8 January 2018
The South African Communist Party, the SACP salutes our long standing historical ally, the African National Congress, the ANC for the milestone of 107 years of continuing existence reached today since its founding in 1912 on January the 8th. The ANC is the oldest existing political organisation formed in pursuit of the anti-colonial struggle, the struggle for liberation and independence on the African continent.
The SACP applauds the ANC for the success it was able to achieve – to unite the oppressed African people and for its contribution both to non-racial and non-sexist organisation and outlook in our land. The ANC has contributed to the development, beyond South Africa, of the African liberation movement in pursuit of the African revolution.
Our own alliance as the SACP with the ANC was anchored both in the anti-colonial, including the anti-apartheid, struggle, and equally important in the anti-imperialist struggle. We have fought together with zeal, side by side with the ANC as partners against oppression since our Alliance was formed after the adoption of the Resolution on the South African Question first by the Communist International following discussions at its 6th Congress held in August-September 1928. The resolution – which called for the fight for a South Africa which is a republic with equal rights for people of all races based on a democratic majority rule – was ratified within four months of its first adoption, that is, in January 1929, by the Communist Party.