The SACP's Conference of the Left has declared the rising cost of living as the main battleground in the conflict between social classes.

The working class is forced to bear the burden of an economic system that prioritises wealth extraction over human dignity.

The Conference of the Left, which held its inaugural gathering at the weekend, has declared the escalating cost of living a central terrain of class struggle.

The declaration comes as South Africa faces a structural crisis characterised by mass unemployment (hovering around 43.7% overall and over 71% for youth), deepening poverty, and severe inequality.

The three -day conference, hosted by the South African Communist Party (SACP) at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, from Friday to Sunday.