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Congress Of The People

Postponement of Cope MPL swearing-in ceremony causes anger
Article
/ 11 March 2014

Postponement of Cope MPL swearing-in ceremony causes anger

Cope has accused the ANC of abusing its power after former DA leader Dr Chris Liebenberg’s swearing-in ceremony was delayed for the third time.

By Staff Reporter
Manifestos: Power must be devolved to citizens
Article
/ 9 March 2014

Manifestos: Power must be devolved to citizens

Agang SA and Cope both presented election manifestos over the weekend, envisaging active governance and oversight by individual citizens.

By Staff Reporter
Shilowa’s Cope faction to support UDM
Article
/ 24 February 2014

Shilowa’s Cope faction to support UDM

More than 800 of Cope’s Mbhazima Shilowa’s supporters will join the United Democratic Movement, its leader Bantu Holomisa has announced.

By Genevieve Quintal
Floor-crossing chief whip plays ANC and Cope
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Floor-crossing chief whip plays ANC and Cope

Cope chief whip Nkosinathi Kuluta is still in his Eastern Cape legislative seat almost four weeks after defecting to the ANC.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Cope MPs and MPLs prepare to jump ship
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Cope MPs and MPLs prepare to jump ship

At least eight MPs and a large number of MPLs are getting ready to leave Cope ahead of the upcoming elections.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Andisiwe Makinana
Opposition wants charges against SABC’s Motsoeneng
Article
/ 19 February 2014

Opposition wants charges against SABC’s Motsoeneng

A group of opposition parties plan to lay criminal charges against SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

By Sapa
Jobs, protests in opposition’s wishes for Zuma’s Sona
Article
/ 13 February 2014

Jobs, protests in opposition’s wishes for Zuma’s Sona

President Jacob Zuma will have many tunes to sing to in his final State of the Nation address for this term. Here’s what opposition parties wish for.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Hani jumps Agang ship for Cope
Article
/ 11 February 2014

Hani jumps Agang ship for Cope

Vanessa Hani has defected from Agang SA to the Congress of the People, says Cope.

By Sapa
Opposition parties committed to a coalition, says DA
Article
/ 5 February 2014

Opposition parties committed to a coalition, says DA

The Democratic Alliance has said most of SA’s opposition parties want a coalition to win 30% of the vote, as well as Gauteng and the Northern Cape.

By Staff Reporter
Cope announces support for Agang, DA merger
Article
/ 28 January 2014

Cope announces support for Agang, DA merger

Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota has welcomed the merge between DA and Agang, saying it would strengthen democracy.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Cope’s call for membership renewal met with disdain
Article
/ 23 January 2014

Cope’s call for membership renewal met with disdain

A Cope member of the Gauteng legislature Clara Sodlulashe-Motau says the party’s deputy president can’t force people to renew their memberships.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Cope to purge rebels as soon as Parliament opens
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Cope to purge rebels as soon as Parliament opens

In an effort to reinvent itself for the next elections, Cope will flush out those who supported expelled former deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Cope’s Lekota: Give us a chance to do what we promised
Article
/ 11 January 2014

Cope’s Lekota: Give us a chance to do what we promised

Is Cope back from the dead or is its first elective congress another non-starter, asks Sarah Evans from the sidelines of its Boksburg assembly.

By Sarah Evans
If the ANC’s rivals are all right, what’s left?
Analysis
/ 10 January 2014

If the ANC’s rivals are all right, what’s left?

Disillusioned ANC backers feel they don’t have credible options, and a union-based body à la Brazil’s Workers’ Party could rebalance SA’s democracy.

By William Gumede
IFP denies involvement with new opposition coalition
Article
/ 18 December 2013

IFP denies involvement with new opposition coalition

The Inkatha Freedom Party says it doesn’t form part of a new coalition, the Collective for Democracy, that was formed to contest the 2014 elections.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Opposition parties form coalition in bid to oust ANC
Article
/ 17 December 2013

Opposition parties form coalition in bid to oust ANC

Five opposition parties have formed a coalition, called the Collective for Democracy, to contest the general elections next year.

By Sapa
Former Cope national treasurer in court
Article
/ 3 December 2013

Former Cope national treasurer in court

Cope’s former parliamentary national treasurer has appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court on several charges, including fraud.

By Sapa
Zuma’s R8.8mn lawyer bill ‘is shameful’
Article
/ 21 November 2013

Zuma’s R8.8mn lawyer bill ‘is shameful’

Affirming its opinion that Jacob Zuma makes no distinction between state funds and his own, Cope has spoken out about his "compulsive" spending.

By Sapa
Party leaders slam Ramaphosa’s ‘boer’ remarks
Article
/ 12 November 2013

Party leaders slam Ramaphosa’s ‘boer’ remarks

Cope, the DA and Freedom Front Plus have derided Cyril Ramaphosa for using threats of a return of the "boers" as a campaigning platform in Limpopo.

By Sapa
Judge rules Lekota is Cope’s rightful leader
Article
/ 18 October 2013

Judge rules Lekota is Cope’s rightful leader

Mosiuoa Lekota has won the case for the Congress of the People’s leadership after fighting Mbhazima Shilowa for the position since 2010.

By Sapa
Marchers demand state covers Marikana lawyer fees
Article
/ 12 September 2013

Marchers demand state covers Marikana lawyer fees

Protesters marched on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to present the government with their demands for better legal representation.

By Sipho Kings
Lekota: Cope was not ready for congress
Article
/ 10 July 2013

Lekota: Cope was not ready for congress

Cope was not in a position to hold a credible elective congress in May 2010, party president Mosiuoa Lekota has told the high court in Johannesburg.

By Meggan Saville
Cope MPs threaten to stop backing Lekota
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Cope MPs threaten to stop backing Lekota

Among the many matters in the South Gauteng High Court is an application by Mosiuoa Lekota to be declared Cope president.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Cope dismisses ‘disingenuous’ Limpopo textbook statement
Article
/ 13 February 2013

Cope dismisses ‘disingenuous’ Limpopo textbook statement

Another opposition party has spoken out about the Limpopo textbooks saga, claiming there are still schools in the province yet to receive textbooks.

By Bongani Nkosi
Cope whizz kids boost ANC media
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Cope whizz kids boost ANC media

Seemingly out of nowhere, the ANC had social media savvy. The reason was not hard to find, write Verashni Pillay and Mmanaledi Mataboge.

By Verashni Pillay and Mmanaledi Mataboge
Zille: Balindlela’s core values will take the country forward
Article
/ 13 November 2012

Zille: Balindlela’s core values will take the country forward

Former Congress of the People and ANC MP Nosimo Balindlela has joined the Democratic Alliance, the party’s leader Helen Zille has announced.

By Sapa
Malema won’t ‘Cope’: I want to come home
Article
/ 7 August 2012

Malema won’t ‘Cope’: I want to come home

Sacked ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has told Friends of the Youth League supporters he will not form another party nor leave the ANC.

By Sapa
Cope MP’s mid-flight conduct under scrutiny
Article
/ 3 August 2012

Cope MP’s mid-flight conduct under scrutiny

Dirk Feldman was arrested for drunken disorderliness after allegedly trying to open an exit door mid-flight on an SAA plane to India last month.

By Glynnis Underhill
Lekota to sue Parliament over Spear expulsion
Article
/ 29 July 2012

Lekota to sue Parliament over Spear expulsion

Mosiuoa Lekota is set to file papers seeking a reversal of the decision by Parliament to expel him following comments about The Spear painting.

By Sapa
DA, Cope: Why are Limpopo textbooks being destroyed?
Article
/ 23 June 2012

DA, Cope: Why are Limpopo textbooks being destroyed?

The DA and Cope have said they want Angie Motshekga to answer to allegations that textbooks are being dumped and destroyed in Limpopo.

By Sapa
Parliament for the party, not for the people
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Parliament for the party, not for the people

A cowed National Assembly means political interests prevail over those of the populace, writes The Congress of the People’s Mosiuoa Lekota.

By Mosiuoa Lekota Guest Author
Cope’s coalition talks ‘reason’ for Dexter’s defection
Article
/ 4 January 2012

Cope’s coalition talks ‘reason’ for Dexter’s defection

Philip Dexter says his return to the ANC, three years after defecting, was due in part to the Cope’s quest for cooperation with the DA.

By Emsie Ferreira
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