IN PICS | Brawling Cope members trade blows at press conference
Disgruntled Cope members disrupted a press conference in Boksburg on Wednesday.
COPE president Mosiuoa Lekota. File picture (ALAISTER RUSSELL.)
A scuffle broke out at a Congress of the People (Cope) press conference in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on Wednesday.
Disgruntled party members disrupted the conference, saying they don’t recognise Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota as their leader, while he was addressing media on his alleged suspension.
A scuffle broke out at a Cope press conference in Boksburg on August 31. (Alaister Russell)
Cope student movement president Ndou Tyson argues with party member Takalane Raidani, who disrupted a press conference, as police arrive on August 31 in Boksburg. (Alaister Russell)
Cope members come to blows during a press conference in Boksburg on August 31. (Alaister Russell)
Disgruntled Cope members disrupted a press conference on August 31 in Boksburg. (Alaister Russell)
A member is restrained during a scuffle that broke out during a Cope press conference in Boksburg on August 31. (Alaister Russell)
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