ANALYSIS: Can the SACP really claim to be surprised about Blade Nzimande’s axing?
Considering that the party has been expecting Blade Nzimande’s to be fired for months‚ the wailing and outrage seems rather over the top
The axing of Blade Nzimande from Cabinet seems to have drawn a disproportionate reaction from the South African Communist Party (SACP). The SACP and its youth chapter‚ the Young Communist League, said they viewed President Jacob Zuma’s decision to drop Nzimande from his Cabinet as a "declaration of war". The SACP’s deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila said Zuma’s actions had also pushed the tripartite alliance to the "brink of destruction". Considering that the SACP had been expecting Nzimande’s firing for months‚ and that the alliance has been comatose for years‚ the wailing and outrage seems rather over the top. After all‚ the SACP has consistently maintained that its leaders serve in Cabinet at the pleasure of the president and they are not desperate for jobs in government. Nzimande himself said recently that he was tired of being threatened with being fired. The question is‚ what did the SACP think would happen after they consistently demanded that Zuma step down and vowed to ...
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