SOUTH AFRICA: The Communist Party (SACP) called yesterday for a renewed push to dismantle “the networks of parasitic looting … that flourished under the patronage of former president Jacob Zuma.”

New President Cyril Ramaphosa “addressed and engaged extensively” with the SACP’s central committee on Saturday, and the party noted “important progress” in ongoing corruption investigations and reforms.

The committee also said it was “encouraged” by Mr Ramaphosa’s “active willingness” to join discussions about reconfiguring the Tripartite Alliance between the ANC, SACP and union confederation Cosatu.