* SACP South African Communist Party, 24 October 2012* **
*SACP General Secretary to open 2012 Conference of Commissars*The SACP is convening a Conference of Commissars from the 25^th October to 28 October.
The main aim of this Conference of Commissars is to discuss in detail the 13^th National Congress threefold Political Programme of Action. Firstly, using the Marxist-Leninist classics as an entry point in order to theoretically ground our cadre, secondly dealing with contemporary relevance and application to South African situation, and lastly planning for years to come, thus determining what should inform our practice going forward.
The Conference of Commissars will touch on the issues as reflected on the Political programme which relates to, but is not limited to, the Capitalist crisis and its relation to the workplace, the environment, the food crisis, understanding growth from a Marxist point of view, the capitalist crisis and financialisation.
On the second day of the school (26 October 2012) the main focus will be unpacking the theory of Colonialism of a Special Type, and how Capitalism in South Africa expresses itself. In the afternoon of the second day the conference will be led through an alliance panel discussion on the theory of the South African revolution, the NDR and the struggle for socialism.
On Saturday the 27^th October the conference will in the morning deal with a panel discussion on Marxism and the State including discussions on the nature of the South African state and the attitude of the SACP towards the state. In the afternoon the discussion will be followed by a panel and group sessions on the Battle of Ideas.
On Sunday the conference will focus on strengthening the organisational capacity of the SACP, and receive a closing address from the SACP 2^nd Deputy General Secretary.
*/The following sessions of the conference are open to the media:/*
_*Thursday 25 October 2012*_*:*
*10h00 -- 11h20*, Opening by SACP General Secretary, Cde *Blade
Nzimande*
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_*Friday 26 October 2012*_*:*
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*09h30 -- 11h15*, Unpacking Capitalism in SA's Context by Cde
*Jeremy Cronin*
_*Saturday 27 October 2012*_*:*__
*09h30 -- 10h30*, Panel Discussion on Marxism and the State,
Panelist *(Cde Charles Setsubi -- SACP CC Member, Cde Judy
Mulqueeny -- SACP CC Member and Aubrey Matshiqi -- Independent
Analyst)*
*Members of the press are hereby invited to these sessions.*
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*_Contact_:*
*Malesela Maleka, **SACP Spokesperson -- 082 226 1802*
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