Blade Nzimande to Address SACP Congress in East London

25 April 2002

The General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Blade Nzimande, will address the second Congress of the Amathole District (in the Eastern Cape) of the SACP as detailed below:

DATE: Saturday, 27 April 2002
TIME: 11h00 - 13h00
VENUE: War Memorial Hall, King William's Town

The Amathole District includes the towns of East London, King William's Town, Alice, Butterworth and Stutterheim and the vast rural areas and townships of the Border region of the Eastern Cape Province. In his address, Nzimande will cover the following:

• Report of the ANC-SACP-COSATU-SANCO Alliance Summit
• The 11th Congress of the SACP to be held in July
• Building of a South African solidarity movement with the people of Swaziland, Palestine, Western Sahara and Cuba

The District Congress will take forward the above discussions and develop a Programme of Action the SACP will undertake in this District. This programme will focus on economic transformation, the building of co-operatives, poverty eradication, job creation and the building of sustainable communities in the District. The Congress will strengthen and consolidate the SACP, the ANC, COSATU, SANCO and other structures of the Mass Democratic Movement as the basis for the building of people's power, said Sivuyile Mkebe, the SACP Amathole District Secretary.

CONTACT
Sivuyile Mkebe
SACP Amathole District Secretary Cell - 082 878 0378
OR
Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara)
Department of Media, Information and Publicity
South African Communist Party
Tel - 011 339 3621 Fax - 011 339 4244
Cell - 083 651 0271
Email - sacp1@wn.apc.org