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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87650, member: 27"] A joint working group between two of South Africa's biggest left-wing forces is now officially in motion ahead of a planned Conference of the Left. EFF and SACP sit down in Johannesburg [LIST] [*]Julius Malema and SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila led their respective delegations to bilateral talks. [*]Both sides acknowledged past friction but committed to rebuilding principled relations. [*]Criticism among comrades got framed as healthy, not destructive. [*]Neoliberal and right-wing political forces were identified as the shared enemy. [/LIST] Joint task team and conference structure [LIST] [*]A working group with members from both parties will join a wider steering committee. [*]SACP is driving the Conference of the Left initiative. [*]Trade unions, NGOs, civil society groups, and individuals all get invited. [*]Medium-term cooperation details and the conference agenda are being finalized. [/LIST] Policy priorities on the table [LIST] [*]Energy sovereignty and fixing the power crisis top the shared agenda. [*]A state bank, student debt cancellation, and worker insourcing are being pushed. [*]Mineral beneficiation to extract more domestic value from resources got flagged. [*]International solidarity with Cuba on energy shortages was discussed. [/LIST] Why the timing matters politically [LIST] [*]SACP plans to contest the 2026 local elections independently from the ANC. [*]A broader popular-left front could challenge the Government of National Unity. [*]SACP, founded in 1921, brings deep anti-apartheid and underground-struggle credentials. [*]EFF warned that progressive fragmentation only strengthens the political right. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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