THE South African Communist Party (SACP) will embark on a campaign around Gauteng to make communities aware of the strides made by the ANC leadership under President Jacob Zuma, particularly in "improving the lives of the working class".
This could be seen as a strategy to garner support for Zuma ahead of the ANC conference in Mangaung.
The communists believe they can influence the assessment of the leadership, with Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Mamabolo raising concerns about the evaluation of leadership, which he said "was often based on subjectivity, whims and wishes of other people instead of scientific data".
Mamabolo said: "As part of a commitment made in the past year, we will have the SACP flags flying high in the backyards of Midvaal. We will be confronting the base of counter-revolution led by the DA. We will also be going to other working class areas."
He was speaking at the party's 91st anniversary rally in Johannesburg at the weekend.
The ANC conceded defeat when it lost another Midvaal ward during local government elections in May last year.
The opposition controls nine of 14 wards in the municipality.
It would take another three years before the ANC would have another shot to unseat the DA.
DA national spokesman Mmusi Maimane said the SACP must stop riding on the back of the ANC's ticket.
"What ticket are they campaigning? They are an illegitimate voice in service delivery issues and must focus on internal politics. The SACP must be honest and say 'we are behind Zuma and campaigning for his re-election in 2014'. If it wants a legitimate and credible voice, it must stand for election and be tested by the vote."
The SACP, which has been labelled a lobby group of the ANC, has also vowed to stand by the ruling party.
While acknowledging the ANC's warning against premature talks on leadership succession before the October nominations, Mamabolo said the SACP was duty-bound to "explain to people the work the Zuma leadership has done".
Speaking at Cosatu's provincial congress in Gauteng last Friday, Mamabolo urged workers to defend Zuma's leadership.
He said his call was not based on Zuma's personality, but rather his regime's track record, which had been in the interest of workers and the working class.
SACP defends Zuma leadership
THE South African Communist Party (SACP) will embark on a campaign around Gauteng to make communities aware of the strides made by the ANC leadership under President Jacob Zuma, particularly in "improving the lives of the working class".
This could be seen as a strategy to garner support for Zuma ahead of the ANC conference in Mangaung.
The communists believe they can influence the assessment of the leadership, with Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Mamabolo raising concerns about the evaluation of leadership, which he said "was often based on subjectivity, whims and wishes of other people instead of scientific data".
Mamabolo said: "As part of a commitment made in the past year, we will have the SACP flags flying high in the backyards of Midvaal. We will be confronting the base of counter-revolution led by the DA. We will also be going to other working class areas."
He was speaking at the party's 91st anniversary rally in Johannesburg at the weekend.
The ANC conceded defeat when it lost another Midvaal ward during local government elections in May last year.
The opposition controls nine of 14 wards in the municipality.
It would take another three years before the ANC would have another shot to unseat the DA.
DA national spokesman Mmusi Maimane said the SACP must stop riding on the back of the ANC's ticket.
"What ticket are they campaigning? They are an illegitimate voice in service delivery issues and must focus on internal politics. The SACP must be honest and say 'we are behind Zuma and campaigning for his re-election in 2014'. If it wants a legitimate and credible voice, it must stand for election and be tested by the vote."
The SACP, which has been labelled a lobby group of the ANC, has also vowed to stand by the ruling party.
While acknowledging the ANC's warning against premature talks on leadership succession before the October nominations, Mamabolo said the SACP was duty-bound to "explain to people the work the Zuma leadership has done".
Speaking at Cosatu's provincial congress in Gauteng last Friday, Mamabolo urged workers to defend Zuma's leadership.
He said his call was not based on Zuma's personality, but rather his regime's track record, which had been in the interest of workers and the working class.
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