The Gauteng chairperson of the South African Communist Party (SACP)‚ Joe Mpisi‚ has lashed out at President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family. Mpisi was speaking at the party’s Chris Hani Commemoration event in the Boksburg City Hall on Sunday. "Hamba Guptas‚ hamba! (Leave Guptas‚ leave)" was one of the chants he led before his opening remarks. "The party took this initiative to celebrate our own Chris Hani day‚ because we don’t want this confusion that it becomes a government event and not an SACP event‚" Mpisi said. He said a decision was taken that from now on‚ the SACP will celebrate the legacy of Hani separately every year from the state organised commemorations. Mpisi‚ to raucous applause‚ reiterated the position of the SACP in calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down. "Comrade Chris Hani never had his Guptas‚ he was an independent‚ focused and incorruptible leader‚" he said. "Our decision as the Central Committee is that Comrade Jacob Zuma should step down with immediate e...
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