SACP To Hold Its 11th Congress At The END of July In Rustenberg

9 July 2002

The South African Communist Party (SACP) will hold its 11th Congress from 24 to 28 July 2002 in Rustenburg in the North West Province. The Congress is the highest organ and decision-making body of the SACP.

The 11th Congress will be the SACP's biggest ever in its 81 year history. The Congress will be attended as follows:

• 899 delegates from branches, districts and provinces of the SACP in all provinces of the country
• 35 SACP Central Committee members
• Delegates from the ANC, COSATU, SANCO
• Delegates from mass organisations
• Special and international guests

The SACP is a member of the Tripartite Alliance with the African National Congress (ANC) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The Alliance is facing important challenges inside and outside government. Our democratic transition is taking place in a world dominated by imperialism and its attendant ideology. The 11th Congress will therefore be an important moment in evaluating progress registered since 1998 and the way forward.

The Congress discussion papers are now available from our website http://www.sacp.org.za/bua/issue2a.html The key issues for discussions at this Congress include:

• A socialist Approach to the Consolidation of the National Democratic Revolution
• The South African Revolution in its International Context
• Building a People's Economy
• Transformation of the State
• The Strategy and Tactics of the SACP in the National Democratic Revolution
• Election of a new SACP Central Committee

The 11th Congress is historic and important in the life of the SACP and the struggle for socialism in our country. South Africans are looking to the SACP and this Congress, and our alliance as a whole for answers and leadership on the challenges facing our country, said Blade Nzimande, SACP General Secretary.

CONTACT Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara)
South African Communist Party
Department of Media, Information Publicity
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