South African Communist Party 3rd Special National Congress 7 - 11 July 2015, University Of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus, Gauteng Province

Draft Programme

NO.	ITEM	TIME	PRESENTER
1.	Arrival, Registration and Allocation of rooms	09h00 – 18h00	Head Office; Provincial Staff and Volunteers
2.	Press Briefing	14h00 – 15h00	SACP Officials & the National Spokesperson
3.	Special Central Committee	16h00 – 18h00	Members, 13th Congress Central Committee, UJ Soweto Campus
4.	International guests welcoming dinner	19h00 – 22h00	Politburo / Officials and International Commission members

Day Two: July 8, 2015 (Wednesday) – Imbizo Hall
Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Senzeni Zokwana, National Chairperson

NO.	ITEM	TIME	PRESENTER
Delegates Take Seats		08h30 – 09h00	All
5.	Singing of Internationale and Nkosi Sikel’ iAfrica	09h00 – 09h10	All Delegates led by the Choir
6.	Official Opening Address of the 3rd Special National Congress	09h10 – 09h25	Comrade Senzeni Zokwana, National Chairperson
7.	SACP Heroes and Heroines Tributes and Observe a moment of silence	09h25 – 09h35	SACP Stalwart
8.	Welcoming Address	09h35 -09h45	Mr Ihron Van Rensburg, Vice Chancellor – University of Johannesburg
9.	Welcoming Address by the SACP Provincial Secretary	09h45 -10h00	Comrade Jacob Mamabolo, Gauteng Provincial Secretary
10.	Presentation of the Congress Credentials Report	10h00 – 10h10	Comrade Jeremy Cronin, 1st Deputy General Secretary
11.	Presentation of the Congress Rules and Procedures	10h10 – 10h20	Secretariat and Plenary
12.	Introduction of Guests and Acknowledgements of Solidarity messages	10h20 – 10h30	Comrade Joyce Moloi-Moropa, National Treasurer
13.	Address by the Premier of Gauteng Province	10h30 – 10h50	Comrade David Makhura, Premier of Gauteng Province
14.	Presentation of the 13th Congress Central Committee Political Report	10h50 – 13h00	Comrade Blade Nzimande, General Secretary
LUNCH		13h00 – 14h30	All
Discussions of the Political Report		14h30 – 16h30	All
15.	Message of  the YCLSA	16h30 – 16h50	Comrade Mluleki Dlelanga, National Secretary of the YCLSA
16.	Presentation on Strengthening the vanguard character of the SACP: Towards a review of Party Organisation	16h50 -18h30	Comrade Solly Mapaila, 2nd Deputy General Secretary
17.	International Solidarity Evening and address by International Parties to be Chaired by the Secretary of International Affairs and Relations of the CC	18h30 – 20h30	Communist Party of Cuba Communist Party of China ALNEF Rep. Venezuela Kurdistan Basque SPLM –North PUDEMO CP Sudan
18.	Dinner	20h30	All

Day Three: July 9, 2012 (Thursday) – Imbizo Hall
Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Thulas Nxesi, Deputy National Chairperson

NO.	ITEM	TIME	PRESENTER
19.	Fraternal Message from SANCO	09h00 – 09h20	Comrade Richard Mdakane, SANCO President
20.	Fraternal Message from COSATU	09h20  - 10h00	Comrade Sdumo Dlamini, COSATU President
21.	Message from the African National Congress	10h00 – 11h00	Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy President of the ANC
22.	Presentation of Finance Report	11h00 -12h00	Comrade Joyce Moloi-Moropa, National Treasurer
Discussions of the Finance Report		12h00 -13h00	All
LUNCH		13h00 – 14h00	ALL
23.	Presentation on the State of the Organisational Report	14h00 – 15h00	Comrade Solly Mapaila, 2nd Deputy General Secretary
Discussions		15h00 – 16h00	All
24.	Presentation on Going to the Root: A radical second phase of the National Democratic Revolution – its context, content, and our strategic tasks	16h00 – 17h00	Comrade Jeremy Cronin, 1st Deputy General Secretary
25.	Presentation on the State of the Youth in SA	17h00 -17h30	Comrade Yershen Pillay, National Chairperson, YCLSA
26.	Outline on Commissions	17h30 – 17h40	Comrade Solly Mapaila, 2nd Deputy General Secretary
27.	All Commissions in Session	18h00 – 20h30	All
Dinner		20h30	All

Day Four: July 10, 2015 (Friday)
Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Joyce Moloi-Moropa, National Treasurer

NO.	ITEM	TIME	PRESENTER
28.	All Commissions in Session	09h00 – 13h00	All
LUNCH		13h00 – 14h00	All
	Commissions Continues	14h00  – 16h00	All
29.	Commissions and Resolutions	16h00-18h50	Plenary Session – Sports Indoor Centre
Announcements		18h50 – 19h00	Secretariat
Plenary Session Adjourns		19h00	All
Cultural Evening		20h00	All

Day Five: July 11, 2015 (Saturday) – Sports Indoor Centre
Chairperson of the Session: Comrade Senzeni Zokwana, National Chairperson

NO.	ITEM	TIME	PRESENTER
30.	Commissions Reports and Resolutions continues	09h00 – 11h30	Plenary Session
31.	Presentation of the 3rd Special National Congress Declaration	11h30 – 11h50	Comrade Jeremy Cronin, 1st Deputy General Secretary
32.	Closing Address of the 3rd Special National Congress by General Secretary	11h50 – 12h20	Comrade Blade Nzimande, General Secretary
33.	Announcements	12h20 – 12h30	Secretariat
The 3rd Special National Congress Adjourns and Departure		12h30	All
Media Briefing		12h30 – 14h00	SACP Officials

Programme Coordinating Team

1. Cde Solly Mapaila
2. Cde Mhlekwa Nxumalo
3. Cde Malesela Maleka
4. Cde Alex Mashilo
5. Cde Vuyiswa Lwana
6. Cde Zodwa Madiga