As the South African Communist Party SACP prepares to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections for the first time, political analyst Dr Levy Ndou warns the party will need to intensify its efforts to gain voter support.
The assessment follows Friday's bilateral meeting between the SACP and the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa Contralesa in Johannesburg , where the parties discussed local governance and traditional leadership issues.
Ndou says these elections are make or break for the ANC-led Tripartite Alliance.
For the first time in South Africas democracy, the SACP will go it alone in the upcoming local government elections.
In preparation for this major task, the communist party has turned to traditional leaders first - a key constituency in South Africas electorate.
