The South African Communist Party (SACP) will use its December conference to review its decades-long relationship with the ANC over concerns that the partnership has undermined its political independence and diluted its influence. The party will gather for its fifth special national congress in Ekurhuleni in December in part to discuss how the ANC has blurred its identity and limited its ability to work effectively with the working class. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SACP's spokesperson, Alex Mashilo