The Provincial Working Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Free State has congratulated the African National Congress Free State for convening a successful provincial conference and acknowledged the newly elected Provincial Executive Committee.
The newly elected Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) of the ANC has been described the SACP as broadly well representative.
This congratulatory message comes after The SACP Provincial Working Committee (PWC)held its meeting in Bloemfontein last Sunday to reflect on, among others, recent international and domestic developments, most particular in the Free State province.
“The Party in the province appreciated that, unlike in the past, the most decisive elements and outcomes of the conference were mainly decided through unchoreographed, open democratic processes.
“The restoration of the centrality, role, and place of branches in the organisation is important to the task of renewal and reconnecting with the mass base and ensuring leadership accountability,” said SACP Free State Provincial Secretary, Bheke Stofile.
The SACP has also advised the ANC PEC to act cautiously in its decision to decision to redeploy the Free State Premier and the Executive Mayor of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.
“The SACP agrees that there is objective necessity, arising from objective analysis of concrete conditions in our province, to act decisively and consistently to strengthen both provincial and local government with the express intention to primarily address pressing societal challenges. For the Party, this constitutes a much deeper and critical task that necessarily goes beyond a change or movement of faces.
“The SACP PWC underscored the importance of handling these matters with great care, ensuring pragmatic political and legal consideration; and importantly, embracing the spirit of meaningful consensus seeking consultation with the Alliance,” elaborated Stofile.
