Ex-Cope leader forms new party in rejection of Zuma regime
02 March 2016 - 16:03
A businesswoman and party hopper now hopes to contest the upcoming local government elections with her own political movement. Lynda Odendaal‚ formerly second deputy president of Cope‚ had joined the ANC in 2010 after quitting Cope the year before amid leadership ructions.She said in a statement that “the chronic decline in this country’s fortunes during the Zuma presidential era” had prompted her to start a new party – called Building a Cohesive Society (BACS).
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