premise: South African Communist Party is incapable of influencing the South African government.
hypothesis: The South African Communist Party ( SACP ) is a communist party in South Africa . It was founded in 1921 , was declared illegal in 1950 by the governing National Party , and participated in the struggle against ending the apartheid system . It is a partner of the Tripartite Alliance with the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) and through this it influences the South African government .