ANC enforces strict discipline ahead of local government elections amid SACP split [SOUND]

# The ANC has moved to enforce strict internal discipline ahead of the local government elections. The party has instructed all members, including those with dual membership in the South African Communist Party, to declare whether they will campaign for the ANC, warning any action undermining its electoral efforts will face organisational consequences. Secretary general Fikile Mbalula told the media members are bound by the party’s constitution to support ANC candidates: