Excuse my ignorance Cmde Sbu - It is going to get worse before it gets better. Blade is not blade because it is just a name...Why do you think there is this intense scrutiny & pressure on Kgalema. Is it coincidental, I digress. Is it to thwart his ambitions.
Mismelelo this an interesting part of the article: "Cope was formed last > year with much fanfare after its founders left the conflict- ridden > African > National Congress (ANC), claiming that it had lost its way, but now it > seems > the breakaway party has fallen in the familiar trap of infighting and > backstabbing that has characterised the ANC". > > It would be more worth reading if it had added that since COPE leaders and > followers left the ANC - the ANC is now at peace, no more in fighting and > backstabbing. > > > > On 2/9/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> This article is from the daily dispatch website:www.dispatch.co.za >> >> Battle for Cope posts heats up >> >> 2009/02/09 >> >> THERE is trouble brewing in paradise for breakaway Congress of the >> People >> (Cope) following problems and conflicts that almost led to the calling >> off >> of the Amathole regional list conference held in Butterworth last week . >> >> Cope was formed last year with much fanfare after its founders left the >> conflict- ridden African National Congress (ANC), claiming that it had >> lost its way, but now it seems the breakaway party has fallen in the >> familiar trap of infighting and backstabbing that has characterised the >> ANC. >> >> The battle at the regional conference was caused by complaints from >> delegates that the party's interim leadership was not "consultative", >> after it recommended that certain individuals be on the list for the >> national and provincial legislature, and: >> >> >> Several branches had not been given the guidelines that would have >> helped >> them to nominate leaders; >> >> >> Branches had not given delegates a mandate, and they were also not >> properly selected; >> >> >> Former ANC members were allegedly favoured and non-former ANC members >> overlooked for leadership positions; and >> >> >> Some delegates were not happy with the nomination of people who had just >> defected to the party. >> >> Delegates also accused the party of becoming a "family dynasty of the >> Nkuhlus", following the nomination of Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu as Cope's >> candidate for the post of premier – he is the uncle of the party's >> provincial chairperson, Andile Nkuhlu. >> >> Wayne Posthumus led the Buffalo City sub-region faction that called for >> the conference to come to a halt when they could not reach consensus on >> the names and number of nominees per sub-region. >> >> The battle for posts in Cope has begun, and reports from various >> delegates >> who were present during the closed session said "this fighting is going >> to >> get ugly". >> >> There was an open revolt from the regions against the proposed draft >> list, >> which mainly featured the interim leaders – regional chairperson Thabo >> Matiwane, Sam Kwelita, Siphatho Handi and Thabo Mdila. >> >> Matiwane addressed delegates, pleading with then not to allow personal >> ambitions to divide the organisation. "We must reject this anti-new >> members approach. We must also reject things that are going to divide us >> as an organisation," he said. >> >> The conference had to break for a caucus session and new names had to be >> nominated from the various sub-regions. Most of the interim regional >> leaders did not make it on to the list. The 23 names nominated from the >> Amathole District include Mnquma's Mbulelo Ntenjwa and Maduna Mabona; >> Mbashe's Mthobele Mthongana; Ama- hlathi's Moses Qomoyi; Nosimo >> Balindlela; Buffalo City's Zimisele Sam and Great Kei's Mike Basophu. >> >> Meanwhile, reports of a squabble over who will be the face of the party >> have emerged, with one group supporting the party's president Mosiuoa >> Lekota, and another preferring his first deputy, Mbhazima Shilowa. The >> party's youth wing leader is said to be facing the axe for allegedly >> lobbying for Shilowa to be the face of their electoral campaign, to the >> displeasure of Lekota. - By MSIMELELO NJWABANE, Political Reporter >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> For super low premiums, click here http://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm >> >> >> > >> > > > -- > > Sibusiso Mimi > > "No one is in charge of your happiness except you" UNKNOWN > > > > ------------------------------------------- South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za ------------------------------------------------------------------ For super low premiums, click here http://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
