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Cope will never make any significant in this up coming elections. Firstly, for Cope to call for the abondment of affirmative action is nothing but highest political opportunism if not frutration to whoo white votes. Cope is playing at gallarey i tell you that we the ANC WILL SMESH YOU IN THIS COMING ELECTIONS.

I heard comrade Mlungisi Hlongwane this morning claiming that the membership of cope has just reached 1 million, as if it was not enough comrade Roswika is expecting 6 million members by end of March. The advise i can give to you is that tell no lies and propanganda elections are just behind the doors and you would be exposed of your lies. Please take note that you are not lying to anyone but only to yourself and the self imposed leaders who claim to be democrats yet they imposed themselves on they members. By the how many do have in KZN and Mpumalanga,? Oh!! what happened in Umlazi last saterday how people attended your rally? what a shame ???

Guess Tokyo has to ask Judge Tshabalala and Nicholson for a refund.

ELIMINATE CORRUPTION CHARGE ZUMA....and watch the domino effect

dge Harms harms Zuma

It is true, in case you have not heard the good news. The Supreme Court of Appeal has rules in favour of the NPA appeal against Judge Nicholson ` s judjement to drop charges of Corruption, Fraud and money laundering against anc president jacob' double head' zuma.

Delivering his judgiment, Judge Harms noted that Nicholson made several errors on deciding onthe case which among them that zuma was entitled to make representation to the NPA before he was recharched. Judge Harms found zuma 1xs expectation to be invited to make representation did not hold water.

This literally means the NPA can now recharge zuma on all counts of corruption, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. This a big blow for the anc.

As COPE we always maintained that this half man (zuma) must face justice. Oh, what a day for South African who hate corruption.

Away with Corruption Away!!!
Away with Fraud Away!!!
Away with Tax evasion Away!!!
Away with Money laundering Away!!!
Away with anc Away!!!

In a clear reference to ANC president Jacob Zuma, Lekota said: “You can’t take a former gardener and give him the task of leading a country or a city, simply because he was in prison, fought for freedom or is a comrade,” he said.

Lekota is holding domestic worke's in to contempt.
But what about former securty guards any way?

Awodwa Oniwe on Monday, 12 January

Awodwa what are you confused about? It was the ANC birthday celebration and election manifesto launch. Dont you invite your friends from all over when it is your birthday? It wasnt an Eastern Cape ANC rally, but majority of people was from Eastern Cape. Do you expect Trevor Manuel not to attend a National event of the ANC simply because its in the Eastern Cape.

Wahts your confusion?

Morning cdes hope u had nice holidays and looking forward to this busy year. Im not puzzled by what happened in East London yesterday. These people were bused to EL, from different areas.

ANC playing tricks again with spin master Tokyo paying for this show.

Now what?

The short honeymoon between the Democratic Alliance and ANC splinter group the Congress of the People has come to an end, following a stinging attack on COPE by DA leader Helen Zille.

Zille blasted COPE in her weekly online column yesterday, describing the new party as a vehicle for re-election to power for those defeated in the ANC when former president Thabo Mbeki lost out to Jacob Zuma in the leadership race.

She also took a swipe at COPE's procedures to select leaders and other public representatives, criticised their standpoint on affirmative action and said they were falsely trying to position themselves as the real alternative to the ANC.
"The vanquished knew they would be banished from the Zuma ANC election lists. This meant their political careers would end unless they could create an alternative route to re-election. The result was a split in the ANC, and the birth of COPE," Zille said.

But COPE quickly shot back, saying Zille was nervous about the threat that COPE posed to her own party.

This is the first direct attack the DA leader has launched against COPE after a period of understanding between her party and those who defected from the ANC.

Zille even addressed the October national convention in Sandton that marked the birth of COPE and welcomed a split in the ANC as good for democracy.

Zille accused COPE's leaders of being devoid of clear policies and ideas and of backtracking on their positions when under attack.

She cited the example of COPE's position on affirmative action after the party suggested that the employment equity tool needed to be reviewed to include minority groups.

She pointed out that COPE's leaders quickly retreated from that position when they were rebuked by the Black Lawyers' A.ssociation.

Zille said COPE's list selection process conformed to a "closed patronage" model where a small leadership clique chooses every other representative in the party, including themselves.

She said the DA represented the real alternative to the ANC's closed patronage system. - Staff Reporter

Compatriots

The Goniwe family have given permission to name the Cradock COPE branch the GONIWE BRANCH