PEDRO MZILENI | Cope no longer has reason to exist as political climate shifts

A party that began with such promise has become irrelevant to the politics of the country

We all remember the excitement when  Cope was formed back in 2008. Thabo Mbeki had just been removed as president and all the bad apples had taken over government.

Between January and April 2009, our streets and television sets were all painted yellow. A new Congress of the People had been born and it looked ready to dethrone the ANC...

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