Ethnic chauvinism and table banging don’t win conferences once one crosses the Drakensberg mountains
Lobbying for leadership positions within Cope is gaining momentum, with the party’s structures circulating lists of their preferred candidates.
Major opposition parties staged a walkout from Parliament on Tuesday, with accusations of swearing being made by the ANC.
President Jacob Zuma will soon appoint a permanent defence secretary, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Tuesday.
Congress of the People co-founder Mluleki George said on Tuesday that the fledgling opposition party’s problems are in its 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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/ 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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/ 24 November 2008
The African National Congress will launch its election manifesto in January in the Amathole region of the Eastern Cape.
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/ 14 November 2008
A month before its formal launch Mosiuoa Lekota’s Congress of the People (Cope) is facing internal tensions, according to sources in the movement.
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/ 24 October 2008
Efforts to disrupt campaigning by the
breakaway movement are in full swing, writes Mandy Rossouw.
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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.
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/ 15 October 2008
A special meeting of the ANC’s national executive committee will be convened on Wednesday to discuss the suspension of Mosiuoa Lekota.
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/ 14 October 2008
Former ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota met the news of the suspension of his party membership with disbelief on Monday.
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/ 13 October 2008
The ANC has suspended former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota after he threatened to form a breakaway party, it said on Monday.
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/ 13 October 2008
Four political leaders have openly associated themselves with moves towards the formation of a new ANC-based political party.
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/ 10 October 2008
The new political formation planned by former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota is off to a rocky start with supporters at odds over whether to stay.
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/ 10 October 2008
Former deputy minister of defence Mluleki George is a key driver of the campaign for a new party. He spoke to Mandy Rossouw.
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/ 23 September 2008
Six of the Cabinet ministers who quit on Tuesday are willing to serve again, it has emerged, while the deputy defence minister has also resigned.
A controversial shipment of arms from China and destined for Zimbabwe has arrived in Harare, the Weekender newspaper reported on Saturday — apparently thanks to assistance by the South African government. There are fears that President Robert Mugabe is planning to use force to storm back to power in Zimbabwe.
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/ 28 December 2007
Former National Intelligence Agency boss Billy Masetlha, newly elected to the African National Congress national executive committee, says President Thabo Mbeki and his Cabinet will be ”recalled” from their government positions unless they ”account” to Luthuli House, Business Day reported on Friday.
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/ 18 December 2007
President Thabo Mbeki’s team fought back after a first day of humiliation at the ANC’s 52nd national conference at Polokwane, holding an unprecedented rally at lunchtime. Jacob Zuma’s people responded with an even bigger rally. The Mbeki rally was part of a package of measures to turn back the voting gains of deputy president Jacob Zuma, who is set to take the top job.
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/ 17 December 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=ancconference_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/327874/livefrompolo.gif" align=left border=0></a>President Thabo Mbeki’s team fought back after a first day of humiliation at the African National Congress’s (ANC) 52nd national conference at Polokwane, holding an unprecedented rally at lunchtime on Monday. Jacob Zuma’s people responded with an even bigger rally.
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/ 12 November 2007
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille should focus on her own party rather than concern herself with the African National Congress’s (ANC) business, Deputy Defence Minister Mluleki George said on Monday. He called Zille’s proposal to postpone the ANC conference in December ”ridiculous”.
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/ 2 September 2007
Businessman Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he has no interest in joining the African National Congress presidential succession race — this after the Sunday Times reported that Ramaphosa had joined the race. ”I have no interest in standing for this position,” he said in a statement.