Fikile Mbalula slams SACP’s ‘divisive’ election move [SOUND]

# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has criticised the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest elections independently, as divisive and damaging to the alliance. Speaking at a media briefing following the party’s national executive committee meeting, Mbalula said the SACP’s move undermines unity and distracts from the shared goal of addressing the country’s challenges. He urged the party to reconsider, warning that disunity within the tripartite alliance could further fragment the progressive movement: