Overview
- The SACP confirmed it has disbanded its KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Committee following a Politburo meeting held over the weekend in the North West.
- Central Committee member Alex Mashilo said the move is intended to strengthen capacity in the province and trigger processes toward a Provincial General Council and a Provincial Congress.
- Sunday World reports the national leadership acted after repeated resistance in KZN to contesting the 2026 local elections independently of the ANC, a point outgoing provincial secretary Themba Mthembu echoed in confirming the disbandment.
- The party told provincial leaders an interim structure will be announced shortly, and Sunday World reports central committee members were instructed not to attend a briefing called by the outgoing secretary as the disbanded PEC weighed an objection pending a formal letter.
- Reporting highlights defections and limited grassroots presence in KZN, with figures such as chairperson James Nxumalo affected and former leader Thabani Luthuli cited as having moved to the MK Party.