SACP says its support for the ANC in coalition negotiations is not automatic [SOUND]

# The South African Communist Party says its support for the ANC in coalition negotiations is not automatic. The SACP, which contested the local government elections independently from the tripartite alliance for the first time, won 2.38-percent of votes nationally and 264 council seats. It has drawn a hard line on collaborating with the DA or the Freedom Front Plus in any of the hung councils. SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila says they will be guided by their own principles during coalition talks, which are non-negotiable: