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Mosiuoa Lekota

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/ 16 December 2008

Cope’s new secretary general rolls up her sleeves

Standing just 1,5 metres tall, the blonde Lynda Odendaal on Tuesday burst on to South Africa’s political landscape with an explosion of energy.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 December 2008

Battle lines drawn for 2009 poll

Cope vowed to rewrite history as the movement’s battle with the ANC for votes kicked off at competing party rallies in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 December 2008

Zuma leads song and dance at ANC rally

The African National Congress still works for national unity and reconciliation, its president Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.

By Andre Grobler
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/ 16 December 2008

Cope calls on MPs to support Pikoli

President Kgalema Motlanthe may face an uphill battle in his attempt to persuade Parliament to rubber-stamp his decision to fire Vusi Pikoli.

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 16 December 2008

Cope names team to lead party into elections

The interim leadership of the Congress of the People were on Tuesday confirmed in their positions. The leadership group was extended to 12 people.

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 15 December 2008

Lekota likely to lead Cope to the polls

Mosiuoa Lekota was likely to emerge as president of Cope as the new party on Monday chose leaders to take it into an election battle against the ANC.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 December 2008

Announcement on new Cope leader expected

A major announcement on a new Cope leader is expected on Monday night at the end of the second day of the inaugural conference of Cope.

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 15 December 2008

Cope welcomes Piet the farmer to their ranks

Agriculture and affirmative action. That was all it took for Piet Grobler, a retired farmer from Thabazimbi in Limpopo, to join Cope.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge, Agencies Author and Boyd Webb
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/ 15 December 2008

Cope seeks two layers of leadership

Cope wants two layers of leadership, which will ensure that those with technical skills are involved in policy implementation, says the new party.

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 14 December 2008

‘A terrible beauty is being born’

Quoting William Yeats, Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota on Sunday opened the conference of the Congress of the People at the University of Free State.

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 13 December 2008

Cope: ANC has instilled fear in communities

The interim leadership of the Congress of the People (Cope) claims the African National Congress has instilled fear in communities

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 13 December 2008

Cope gathers in the shadow of the ANC

The registration of delegates for Cope’s inaugural conference in Bloemfontein was running smoothly, general secretary Charlotte Lobe said on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 December 2008

Cope members stream into Bloem

Delegates at Cope’s first conference in Bloemfontein were being guided through the registration process by about 1pm on Saturday.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Sapa Afp
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/ 11 December 2008

Cope: Public service should be depoliticised

It is improper for public servants to be appointed on the basis of political affiliation, Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 December 2008

ANC leader says Zuma is suffering like Jesus

ANC president Jacob Zuma is suffering just like Jesus Christ did, provincial leader Ace Magashule said in an interview published on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 November 2008

Cosatu warns Cope over new union

Cosatu warned on Thursday of the potential for violence amid attempts by the Congress of the People breakaway party to form a new union federation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 November 2008

Cope apologises to Zuma

The Congress of the People on Tuesday apologised unconditionally to ANC president Jacob Zuma for remarks made by two of its leaders at a meeting.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 November 2008

A map of intolerance

KZN ANC provincial secretary: Lekota’s continued criticism of the ANC ”makes it difficult for us to appeal for discipline from the people”.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 23 November 2008

ANC lashes out at Cope ‘hate speech’

The ANC on Saturday said it was dismayed and deeply concerned about allegedly ”inflammatory and defamatory” remarks made by Congress of the People.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 November 2008

See you in court

The ANC still intends to pursue court action against Mosiuoa Lekota’s breakaway party for naming itself ”Congress of the People”.

By Sello S Alcock
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/ 20 November 2008

Cope refuses ANC’s demand for name change

The Congress of the People (Cope) has refused an ANC demand to stop using its new name, the ANC’s attorney said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 November 2008

All eyes on Cope name contest

The deadline for breakaway party Cope to respond to a demand from the ANC that it stops using the name Congress of the People expires on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 November 2008

SAPS withdraws Lekota bodyguards

The SAPS has served ANC breakaway leader Mosiuoa Lekota with a notice that his bodyguards will be withdrawn, officials said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 November 2008

ANC serves papers on Cope

The ANC has served legal papers on Mosuioa Lekota’s breakaway party for using the name Congress of the People (Cope), officials said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 November 2008

ANC approaches IEC over Cope name

The ANC is in the process of raising concerns with the IEC over Cope’s name, ANC spokesperson Carl Niehaus said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 November 2008

Lekota calls for direct election of leaders

SA’s president, its premiers and its mayors should be voted in directly by the electorate and not appointed by a party hierarchy, says Mosiuoa Lekota.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 November 2008

Cope nails colours to the mast

The Congress of People (Cope) was ready to contest the elections in 2009, Mbhazima Shilowa, the party’s deputy chairperson, said on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 November 2008

ANC in full throttle

While Mosiuoa Lekota’s Cope movement has yet to launch and the DA is relaunching this weekend, Zuma has hit the ground running.

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 14 November 2008

ANC ‘not threatened’ by Cope

The ANC is not threatened by the new political party formed by dissidents, its policy committee chairperson, Jeff Radebe, said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 November 2008

ANC supporters disrupt Cope meeting

A meeting that was scheduled to be addressed by Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota was disrupted by hundreds of ANC supporters, news reports said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 November 2008

Smuts slams mole report

Former ANC communications chief Smuts Ngonyama has slammed a report that his secretary was a spy for the Cope breakaway party.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 November 2008

Ngonyama resigns from ANC over ‘disrespect’

Smuts Ngonyama said he had resigned from the ANC because he was no longer able to tolerate the recent disrespect of authority in the party.

By Staff Reporter
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