More than a decade after a brief stint on the opposition benches, Charlotte Lobe is helping to fly the South African flag as a senior public servant in the department of international relations and co-operation
The Congress of the People’s (Cope) national committee met on Friday and decided it would stop paying Charlotte Lobe, its general secretary.
The tit-for-tat leadership battles within the Congress of the People (Cope) dragged on for a further day on Tuesday with no resolution by 6pm.
Bitter infighting in Cope continued on Thursday, with the party’s president, Mosiuoa Lekota, accused of trying to derail a national conference.
Cope’s inaugural elective congress will go ahead as planned despite threats of boycotts and legal action to stop it, the party said on Monday.
Lobbying for leadership positions within Cope is gaining momentum, with the party’s structures circulating lists of their preferred candidates.
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/ 28 January 2010
The fight for leadership at Cope has finally been thrown into the open, with a pro-Mosiuoa Lekota group circulating a list of preferred leaders.
The Congress of the People have "co-opted" the former deputy president of the country, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, into its national leadership.
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/ 16 December 2008
The interim leadership of the Congress of the People were on Tuesday confirmed in their positions. The leadership group was extended to 12 people.
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/ 15 December 2008
Cope wants two layers of leadership, which will ensure that those with technical skills are involved in policy implementation, says the new party.
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/ 14 December 2008
The Congress of the People (Cope) on Sunday said it was not intimidated by the African National Congress’s mass campaign in Bloemfontein.
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/ 13 December 2008
The interim leadership of the Congress of the People (Cope) claims the African National Congress has instilled fear in communities
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/ 13 December 2008
The registration of delegates for Cope’s inaugural conference in Bloemfontein was running smoothly, general secretary Charlotte Lobe said on Saturday.
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/ 13 December 2008
Delegates at Cope’s first conference in Bloemfontein were being guided through the registration process by about 1pm on Saturday.
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/ 16 October 2008
The ANC in the Free State says Premier Beatrice Marshoff will finish her term as premier in the interests of party unity.
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/ 15 October 2008
Mbhazima Shilowa was sharply criticised by the tripartite alliance on Wednesday, while Jacob Zuma prepared to discuss the breakaway movement on TV.
A fresh court bid by ANC members this week challenging Free State party chairperson Ace Magashule and his executive has thrown a harsh light on infighting among provincial ANC chiefs.