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Mosiuoa Lekota and COJ speaker Colleen Makhubele allegedly connived to approve the removal of a legitimate Cope councillor, Justice Sefanyetso, from the Tshwane metro council. Full story here ➡️

Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota during a joint press conference with AfriForum. Picture: Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Dean Vivier

Lekota has been accused by members of sowing divisions in the party by working with particular individuals, including Makhubele and Cope Gauteng provincial leader Thomas Mofokeng, against other members. What president Lekota and Makhubele did to Sefanyetso is completely wrong,” he said. According to the Cope PR list at the IEC, Sefanyetso would have been in line to replace former mayor Murunwa Makwarela and this was confirmed by Cope’s secretary for elections chief, Mzwandile Hleko, in a letter to the IEC.

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