Written by Refilwe Mochoari

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula led the ANC delegation in a meeting with the Communist Party of China (CPC) ahead of a three-day Southern African Liberation Movement Summit which took place between 27 and 29 July at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Johannesburg.

Attended by six Southern African liberation movements, this year’s summit looked at ways to tackle the continent's economic crisis.

The  CPC delegation was led by the Minister of International Relations for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

“The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the relationship between the African National Congress and the CPC, our shared history, ideological alignment, and a mutual commitment to development, peace”

He says the meeting reaffirmed the strong relationship between the ANC and CPC, grounded in a shared history, ideological alignment, and a common commitment to development, peace, and prosperity.

Mbalula also met with Minister of International Development in Norway Asmund Aukrust, and said, “ The purpose of this meeting was to strengthen ties and discuss shared priorities on development, peace, global cooperation, and party-to-party relations”.

The Secretaries-General of the different liberation movements united in a historic moment, where they signed a declaration at the end of the summit, reaffirming their shared commitment to solidarity, justice, and a common future.

Liberation movements that were present at the summit are ANC, MPLA from Angola, SWAPO from Namibia, FRELIMO from Mozambique, Zanu PF from Zimbabwe, and CCM from Tanzania.