The national leadership of Cope gathered at its headquarters on Friday to tackle the problems facing the fledgling party.

Cope leaders Mosiuoa Lekota and Mbhazima Shilowa said on Thursday they did not know why their number three, Lynda Odendaal, quit this week.

Simon Grindrod — the former head of the Cope’s election campaign — seems determined to air what he believes is the party’s dirty laundry in public.

Congress of the People (Cope) second deputy president Lynda Odendaal on Tuesday resigned from both the party and Parliament.

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.

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.

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