When the left confronts a political crisis, the answer is often the same: form another political party.

Veteran trade unionist and political educator Dinga Sikwebu has a name for this obsession: party mania.

Drawing on his experience in NUMSA and the United Front, Dinga asks whether the constant search for a new electoral vehicle has distracted progressive forces from the slower work of organising people, building campaigns and winning concrete changes in their lives.

What if the answer to South Africa’s political crisis is not another political party?

Check out the interview with Dinga Sikwebu here: