Some of the independent trade unions are already committed to policies consistent with a New United Front. The GNU might lead to yet other left groupings being formed. How they respond to the predicted ashes of neoliberalism might turn out to be the historic legacy of the 2024 elections.
Members of unions affiliated to the Congress of SA Trade Unions march in Cape Town. Cosatu's leadership remains faithful to the ANC, despite its loyalty not being reciprocated, says the writer.
Almost as an afterthought, he added: “Equally sacrosanct for us are the labour laws and the transformation agenda.” “The SACP will actively pursue this to become the outcome of the ANC-headed alliance coalition engagement process – both within the alliance and publicly through campaigning and mobilisation of the working class. This strategic task, outlined in our programme adopted during the July 2022 Fifteenth National Congress of our party, is crucial in defending and advancing the interests of the working class against its strategic adversaries.
The SACP is wilfully blind to its own meek acceptance of neoliberalism when it comes to who did the rolling out now requiring rolling back. The SACP did little to nothing to stop the “rolling out” when it had a majority of members or sympathisers sitting as ANC MPs and was well represented in Nelson Mandela’s Cabinet.Adding to its acceptance of being disregarded on the GNU is the ANC’s contempt signalling the SACP’s far from new irrelevance to the ANC.
Reindustrialisation was declared “the centrepiece of our economic strategy”, with reaffirmation for “transformation of our minerals sector”, along with a major programme of minerals beneficiation being “a critical priority for transforming our economy”. “Reconfiguration of the alliance must happen within three months and is going to be very important for elections, because the SACP conference resolved that when we contest elections it should be under the umbrella of the reconfigured alliance, or without it… The SACP is not prepared to campaign only to experience what we have experienced under the leadership of Zuma, which we had experienced under the leadership of Mbeki.
Such is the power of its self-deception that it evidently still doesn’t think the “hijacking” has taken place. As columnists, it’s “like being invited to a party… and genuinely believing the host will be gutted when you don’t show up”. A critical role in this “Yes” needs playing by the many small political and other groupings that merit being described as left. The GNU might lead to yet others being formed and to some of the current ones growing. How they respond to the predicted ashes of neoliberalism might yet turn out to be the historic legacy of the 2024 elections.
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