Claim: South African Communist Party is a partner of an alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP).
Evidence: It is a partner of the Tripartite Alliance with the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions -LRB- COSATU -RRB- and through this it influences the South African government.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions -LRB- COSATU -RRB- is a trade union federation in South Africa.
The Tripartite Alliance is an alliance between the African National Congress -LRB- ANC -RRB- , the Congress of South African Trade Unions -LRB- COSATU -RRB- and the South African Communist Party -LRB- SACP -RRB-.
The African National Congress -LRB- ANC -RRB- is the Republic of South Africa 's governing social democratic political party.