Keep Left (South Africa)
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Keep Left is a small Trotskyist
group in South Africa
which is affiliated to the International Socialist Tendency
led by the Socialist Workers Party
of Britain.
It was founded as the International Socialists of South Africa but underwent a split of a part of its membership. ISSA supporters then joined the South African Communist Party
and began publication of Keep Left. More recently Keep Left has left the South African Communist Party
and concentrates much of its work on the anti-capitalist
movement. It is affiliated to the Anti-Privatisation Forum
.
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
group in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
which is affiliated to the International Socialist Tendency
International Socialist Tendency
The International Socialist Tendency is an international grouping of unorthodox Trotskyist organisations based around the ideas of Tony Cliff, founder of the Socialist Workers Party in Britain...
led by the Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far left party in Britain founded by Tony Cliff. The SWP's student section has groups at a number of universities...
of Britain.
It was founded as the International Socialists of South Africa but underwent a split of a part of its membership. ISSA supporters then joined the South African Communist Party
South African Communist Party
South African Communist Party is a political party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa by the joining together of the International Socialist League and others under the leadership of Willam H...
and began publication of Keep Left. More recently Keep Left has left the South African Communist Party
South African Communist Party
South African Communist Party is a political party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa by the joining together of the International Socialist League and others under the leadership of Willam H...
and concentrates much of its work on the anti-capitalist
Anti-capitalism
Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system....
movement. It is affiliated to the Anti-Privatisation Forum
Anti-Privatisation Forum
The Anti-Privatisation Forum was established in July 2000 by activists and organisations involved in two key anti-privatisation struggles: the struggle against iGoli 2002 in Johannesburg, and the struggle against Wits 2001 at Wits University...
.