http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/12/18/support-slumps-for-rival-to-south-africas-anc/ African business, politics and lifestyle Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/12/18/support-slumps-for-rival-to-south-africas-anc/comment-page-1/#comment-7287 Themba99364 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:03:34 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=2511#comment-7287 A year ago, I, together with the collective I worked with in the Motheo Region of the Congress of the People hosted multitudes in our city of Bloemfontein. They were all joining COPE hoping it would live up to our expectations of a party that would liberate us from the clutches of a party I had loved so much for a quarter of a century. This party (ANC) was riddled with opportunistic tendencies and the disciplinary code of the party was being used to purge any members who were suspected of dissent. Unfortunately COPE became an extension of the battles which were waged in the ANC thus the resignation immediately after the inaugural conference of the conference organiser, Mr. Lucky Thekisho. I have since then also left the Congress of the People and I am not surprised about the 2% as it is proof that people would never opt for an imitation. The ANC will continue to have my support now that Julius Malema is bringing back that robustness in engagement which some of us grew under! A year ago, I, together with the collective I worked with in the Motheo Region of the Congress of the People hosted multitudes in our city of Bloemfontein. They were all joining COPE hoping it would live up to our expectations of a party that would liberate us from the clutches of a party I had loved so much for a quarter of a century. This party (ANC) was riddled with opportunistic tendencies and the disciplinary code of the party was being used to purge any members who were suspected of dissent. Unfortunately COPE became an extension of the battles which were waged in the ANC thus the resignation immediately after the inaugural conference of the conference organiser, Mr. Lucky Thekisho. I have since then also left the Congress of the People and I am not surprised about the 2% as it is proof that people would never opt for an imitation. The ANC will continue to have my support now that Julius Malema is bringing back that robustness in engagement which some of us grew under!

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