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Congress Of The People

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Analysis
/ 4 April 2009

Of politicians, priests and prostitutes

The choice of Dr Mvume Dandala as the presidential candidate of the Congress of the People seems to have sparked a religious war with the ruling party

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 April 2009

Cope’s Dexter fired from Mpumalanga board

Cope member Phillip Dexter has been fired as chairperson of the Mpumalanga economic growth agency board (Mega).

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 April 2009

Cope member denies receiving offer from ANC

A Cope member identified by the party as having been offered an exorbitant salary and a car by the ANC, has denied any knowledge of the matter.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 April 2009

ANC skips Wits election debate

The ANC was absent from a debate among political parties about economic policies held on Wednesday at the University of Witwatersrand.

By Mirah Langer
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Article
/ 1 April 2009

On the train with Mvume Dandala

Mvume Dandala, Cope’s presidential candidate, failed to elicit much excitement when he caught the train from Pretoria on Wednesday morning.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 1 April 2009

ANC: ‘Operation Come Back Home’ is a joke

The ANC on Wednesday dismissed reports that it was trying to lure prominent Cope members back with exorbitant salaries and cars.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 April 2009

Threats and killings: Just another SA election

Threats and disrupted meetings have tarnished campaigning for SA’s elections, as the country struggles to fully overcome the legacy of violence.

By Charlotte Plantive
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Article
/ 30 March 2009

Cope dismisses ANC violence allegations

Allegations that members of Cope are involved in a campaign to kill ANC members are irresponsible and risk inciting violence, said a Cope spokesperson

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 March 2009

Lekota: Cope not ‘party of my dreams’

Sources said while he pretended in public that he was over the shock, his anger is still being felt in Cope.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 29 March 2009

Prosecutors may drop Zuma charges ‘within days’

Prosecutors are expected to drop charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma, paving the way for him to become president next month, a media report said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 March 2009

Cope man double-crosses to ANC

Instead of coming up with an original strategy for selling Cope to the voter, Mlungisi Hlongwane brought ”a carbon copy of the ANC’s elections manual”

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 26 March 2009

DA wins by landslide in Cape by-elections

The DA won victories in two by-elections held in Cape Town on Wednesday, a sign, the party says, that it is on track to win the Western Cape.

By Stuart Graham
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Article
/ 26 March 2009

Hlongwane the ‘mole’ returns to ANC

Cope said its former election coordinator Mlungisi Hlongwane, who returned to the ANC on Thursday, was suspected of being an ANC mole.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 25 March 2009

Sanco Cape branch backs Cope

The Western Cape branch of Sanco and the South African Cape Corps military union on Wednesday pledged support for Cope in the April elections.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 March 2009

DA, ANC refuse to lift lid on budgets

The African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance remained unwilling to reveal the size of their election budgets on Tuesday.

By Natasha Marrian
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Article
/ 22 March 2009

South Africa’s forgotten province

Campaign posters line streets across SA for the elections, but voters say enduring poverty and poor public services have left them disenchanted.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 March 2009

No more two-thirds majority for ANC

An internal ANC survey has shown that the ruling party will lose its two-thirds majority and the Western Cape in next month’s general election.

By Matuma Letsoala, Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
No more two-thirds
Article
/ 20 March 2009

No more two-thirds

An internal ANC survey predicts the ruling party can kiss the Western Cape goodbye.

By Matuma Letsoala, Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 19 March 2009

Dandala concerned over Zuma graft case

SA risks undermining the rule of law if prosecutors drop graft charges against ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma, the Congress of the People said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 March 2009

Marais stays with Cope after list slip

Veteran Cape politician Peter Marais will remain with Cope after being ”illegally” removed from the party’s provincial election list.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 March 2009

Madisha announces new trade union launch

Ex-Cosatu president Willie Madisha announced on Thursday that a new trade union movement is to be launched on March 28 in Gauteng.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 March 2009

Rotarians give Lekota a standing ovation

Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota on Tuesday suggested South Africa was heading down a similar path which led to the deterioration of Zimbabwe.

By Natasha Marrian
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Article
/ 18 March 2009

Could Cope be the sea change?

There is space in the electoral market. The only question is whether any opposition party can exploit the opportunity.

By Richard Calland
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Article
/ 17 March 2009

Cope calls for Zuma security probe

Cope will ask the Public Protector to probe the reported R1-million spent on protecting Jacob Zuma every month, Mvume Dandala said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 March 2009

Dandala on Zuma and the pulpit

Church leaders who did not give political leaders equal exposure were not worthy pastors, Cope presidential candidate Mvume Dandala said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 March 2009

Dandala: Haul Mugabe before ICC

Robert Mugabe should be hauled before the ICC to explain the ”tragic situation” in his country, Cope’s Mvume Dandala said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 March 2009

Cope promises to clean website of doctored Sapa news

The Congress of the People on Monday hastily promised to remove from its website so-called ”press releases” which were in fact Sapa news reports.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 March 2009

ANC tells defectors that all is forgiven

African National Congress defectors were free to come back and rejoin the organisation, said ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 March 2009

Ex-tourism chief now Cope’s election czar

Cope has beefed up its election machinery by appointing new organisers, including outgoing South African Tourism chief executive Mooketsi Mosola.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 14 March 2009

Cope faltering, ANC going strong

Cope seems to be faltering, while the ANC is suffering little fallout from the legal cloud over Jacob Zuma’s head, a political analyst said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 March 2009

Cope: Affirmative action misdirected

South Africa’s BEE scheme, accused of merely shifting wealth to a few businessmen, should focus on the impoverished, Mosiuoa Lekota said on Friday.

By Michael Georgy
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Article
/ 13 March 2009

Cope unveils election posters

Presidential candidate Mvume Dandala unveiled Cope’s election posters in Midrand on Friday, blaming the delay on a shortage of resources.

By Sapa Author, Mail Guardian Online Reporter and Sapa Afp
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