Organisers of the Conference of the Left refute claims of setting up a new political party [SOUND]

# Organisers of the Conference of the Left have dismissed suggestions that they are forming a political party, but rather creating a framework to coordinate and strengthen their work through a common platform and programme. The South African Communist Party-sponsored gathering will take place in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, today and tomorrow. Fourteen political parties, including the EFF, will attend the event. SACP General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the ANC has missed an opportunity by refusing to participate in the event: