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LOYALTY: Lucas Mangope is seen with his supporters outside the North West High Court after the hearing yesterday. Photo: Boitumelo Tshehle

 Kgosi Mangope is a leader made by God, nobody shall destroy him 

Mangope had approached the court to review the decision taken in January last year.

Judge Nadia Gutta found there was no rational basis to justify the decision to remove Mangope as a member of the party.

"I am of the view that the relevant considerations were not taken into account when council took the decision to remove the applicant as a member, which decision was not rationally connected to the documentation before it as the report of the disciplinary committee was not available," the judge said.

Gutta said Mangope was entitled to have the decision of the council reviewed and set aside.

The court also ordered the costs be borne by the UCDP.

Mangope, who had been party leader since 1995, was fired as the leader of the party for allegedly making unilateral decisions and expelling senior party members.

The council also said he was destroying the party because of his age and poor health. Mangope, however, has maintained that he is the legitimate leader of the UCDP.

Immediately after court adjourned, Mangope asked a handful of his supporters to pray before going to their respective homes.

They chanted songs in celebration of the judgment and prayed outside court.

"Let's go to our lawyers' offices and hear what is the way forward. Thank you for being here today," Mangope said.

One of his supporters, Paul Jacobs, said he thanked the Almighty.

"Kgosi Mangope is a leader made by God, nobody shall destroy him, he will go out of politics the day God decides," he said.

The party's current leader, Sipho Mfundisi, said he would give official comment after the party's executive had met.

Mfundisi took over the reigns from the late Mavis Matladi, who died in November last year.

Matladi was elected as the party's leader in January last year after the expulsion of Lucas Mangope, who governed Bophuthatswana from 1977 until 1994 when the homelands were scrapped. - tshehleb@sowetan.co.za

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May 18, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Yah you cant keep a good man down yes yes yall!!!!
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May 18, 2012

TheToe

Tau-Tona
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May 18, 2012

ApelMankotsana

Mickey-Mouse political parties. Contributing nothing to the political life of the country..let alone as opposition party.
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May 18, 2012

ksetuke

Lefatshe Leno la Bo rra Rona re le abets we KE modimo.
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May 18, 2012

Idohl

Truely speaking, he is old and must take a rest.
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May 18, 2012

flakes

Rre Mangope ke nako tle,step down
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May 18, 2012

Babedollz

LOL The Toe and Ksetuke lol u guys are cracking me up, shows that le itse Kgosikgolo, Motlotlegi, Tau Tona, Rre Mangope

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May 18, 2012

Budapat

"Kgosi Mangope is a leader made by God, nobody shall destroy him, he will go out of politics the day God decides," he said.

hehehehehehe, Ntate Mangope o sa le teng di poliking? jislaaik all the puppets of the APA RT HE ID govt's B AN T U STAN leaders gave up, the likes of GQOZO, RAMODIKE etc. ja sure he will rule his hand full idiots like PAUL JACOBS until he dies but never again shall he dictate to the masses, oh lastly he's in the league of Gatya Buthelezi, shame at least Gatya changed his spectacles. I wonder who advised him to go DARKER on the eyes
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May 18, 2012

Blackstone.lebs

@ksetuke
Lefatshe Leno la Bo rra Rona re le abets we KE modimo
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ko ntle ga tshololo ya madi,
a re lebogeng are ipeleng (x2)

Modimo tshegofatsa 'fatshe je
Go rene kagiso le kutlwano
Ramasedi a re dibele
Re tshele mo go lona, ka pabalesego

...wa tla wa nkgopotsa my primary school days
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May 18, 2012

Babedollz

@ Blackstone.lebs lol used to sing this back in primary school. life was good then. ne re fiwa mosokobanse. LMAO yah neh
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