Western Cape branches of the tripartite alliance, composed of the ANC, Cosatu and the South African Communist Party, held a provincial summit at the weekend to reflect on the economic and political situation in the Western Cape. But matters concerning the upcoming local government elections were not far from the agenda. The summit was held in Salt River, Cape Town, at the historic Community House where unions and other organisations were housed during apartheid. The building was bombed a few days after it opened in 1987. While the main focus of the summit was to reflect on the political and economic situation in the province, there were also discussions on the municipal elections scheduled for Wednesday, 27 October.