South African Communist Party
12th Congress -
11 - 15 July 2007
Proposed Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday 11 July 2007
| ITEM | WHO | TIME |
| Arrival and Registration | All delegates | 11h00 till late |
| Lunch | All | 13h00 |
| Constitutional Committee Meeting | Members | 14h00 |
| International lessons of leftwards shifts in Latin America | Communist Party Uruguay Communist Party Cuba Communist Party Venezuela Communist Party Chile |
15h00 - 17h00 |
| Prospects for building continental antimperialist Left networks |
South African Communist Party Communist Party of Lesotho Algrerian Party for Democracy & Socialism Communist Party of Sudan Polisario Frente PUDEMO |
17h00 - 19h00 |
| Supper | All | 19h00 |
Day 2, Thursday 12 July 2007
Chairpersons- Comrades Charles Nqakula and Dipuo Mvelase
| ITEM | WHO | TIME |
| Delegates take seats | Congress Plenary | 08h30 - 09h30 |
| Chairpersons' Welcoming and Opening Remarks | National Chairperson | 09h30 - 09h45 |
| Internationale and Nkosi Sikelela iAfrika | Choir | 09h45 - 10h00 |
| Welcoming remarks | Provincial Secretary | 10h10 - 10h30 |
| Presentation and Adoption of Congress Credentials | CC Member | 10h30 - 10h45 |
| Presentation of Agenda and Congress Rules | CC Member | 10h45 - 11h00 |
| Introduction of Guests and Acknowledgment of Solidarity Messages | 11h00 - 11h15 | |
| Address by ANC President | Cde Thabo Mbeki | 11h15 - 11h45 |
| Presentation of the 11th Congress Central Committee Report | 11h45 - 13h00 | |
| Lunch | 13h00 - 14h00 | |
| CLOSED SESSION | ||
| Discussion on the Political Report | 14h00 - 19h00 | |
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Announcements
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| Presentation and Discussions on the Constitutional Amendments |
Comrade Yunus Carrim | 19h00 - 20h00 |
| Plenary adjourns | 20h00 | |
| SUPPER |
Day 3, Friday 13 July 2007
Chairpersons-
| ITEM | WHO | TIME |
| Delegates seats | Congress plenary | 09h00 - 09h30 |
| Chris Hani Peace Award Issuing | General Secretary | 09h30 - 10h00 |
| Message of support | Fernando Ramirez de Estenoz Barciela | 10h00 - 10h20 |
| Tributes to SACP members who passed Away since the July 2002, 11th Congress | SACP Stalwart | 10h20 - 10h30 |
| Red Flag | Led by Choir | 10h30 - 10h45 |
| Address by National Secretary | Cde Buti Manamela | 10h45 - 11h15 |
| Address by COSATU General Secretary | Zwelinzima Vavi | 11h15 - 11h45 |
| Address by the ANC Deputy President | Jacob Zuma | 11h45 - 12h15 |
| Presentation on State of the Organisational Report | Cde Jeremy Cronin | 12h15 - 12h45 |
| Comments and Clarities Seeking questions on the State of the Organisation Reports |
Plenary | 12h45 - 13h30 |
| LUNCH | All Delegates | 13h30 - 14h30 |
| Presentation of the Financial Report | 14h30 - 15h30 | |
| Comments and Clarity Seeking Questions | Plenary | 15h30 - 16h20 |
| Elections Process and nominations of the Officials | IEC Chairperson Cde Eric 'Stalin' Mtshali |
16h20 - 17h00 |
| Press Briefing by the IEC Chairperson | 17h00 | |
| Outline of first set of commissions (all sitting parallel) | ||
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All Commissions in sessions
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17h00 - 20h00 | |
| Voting of the officials parallel with commissions | ||
| SUPPER | 20h00 | |
| 86th Anniversary Gala Dinner |
Day 4, Saturday 14 July 2007
Chairpersons-
| ITEM | WHO | TIME |
| Commission continues | All delegates | 09h00 - 12h00 |
| Officials Elections Results and Nominations of the 12th Congress CC |
IEC and all voting delegates | 12h00 - 13h00 |
| LUNCH | 13h00 - 14h00 | |
| Experiences of non-ruling Communist Parties in government: State and Political power |
AKEL - Cyprus Communist Party Venezuela Communist Party of India Communist Party of Uruguay |
14h00 - 15h30 |
| Commission on the SACP and its relationship to power | 15h30 - 18h00 | |
| Voting of the 12th Congress Central Committee parallel to the commissions | ||
| Meeting of the resolutions committee and commission rapporteurs | 18h00 | |
| The Middle East Situation- challenges of Communist & Progressive forces | Communist Party Iraq Tudeh Party of Iran Palestine People's Party Communist Party of Israel |
18h00 - 20h00 |
| CULTURAL EVENING | All delegates | 20h00 |
Day 5, Sunday 15 July 2007
SACP National Chairperson
| ITEM | WHO | TIME |
| Delegates take seats | All delegates | 08h30 - 09h00 |
| Consolidated Report from Commission on the SACP and its relationship to power |
09h00 - 09h30 | |
| Discussions | Congress Plenary | 09h30 - 11h30 |
| Adoption of Resolution | Plenary | 11h30 - 12h00 |
| Presentation and discussion of the | Comrade Jeremy Cronin and | |
| Announcement of the 12th Congress CC election results |
Comrade Stalin Mtshali | 12h30 - 12h50 |
| Address by the Newly Elected General Secretary | General Secretary | 12h50 - 13h20 |
| Vote of Thanks | National Chairperson | 13h20 - 13h30 |
| The Internationale and Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika | Congress Plenary | 13h30 - 13h40 |
THE SACP 12th CONGRESS ADJOURNS
| Lunch | All Delegates | 13h40 |
| Official Congress Press Conference | Office Bearers | 14h00 |
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