Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks come after the SACP announced in December that they would participate in the 2026 local elections without the ANC African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has pleaded with the South African Communist Party (SACP) not to contest the 2026 elections alone, saying the two were like twins and that separation would be admitting to losing state power. Ramaphosa warned that this would divide and lower the ANC even further. He referenced the damage that the