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Original Post Date: 2008-12-14 Time: 12:00:07 Posted By: Jan
Dozens of educators from the Eastern Cape on Sunday came out in full support of South Africa’s new political party and say they have found a new political hope in the Congress of the People (COPE).
The teachers, most of them from Naptosa, say they have had enough of the African National Congress.
Speaking to Sapa at COPE’s official launch at the University of the Free State, Angie Jones, an inspector of Schools from the Eastern Cape, said it was necessary to move forward.
“Our education system is failing and we need to make a plan for the future and that’s why we have joined COPE.”
Jones said her entire family had joined the breakaway party.
Her husband Jack Jones said: “In COPE we have found a political family and now we have become part and parcel of our democracy.”
The couple were part of COPE’s founding group in the Eastern Cape.
“We need people to reach out to each other, we need to bring out our morals, and we want leaders to be accountable to the people,” he said.
The majority of country’s educators are affiliated to the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU), which is aligned to the ruling party.
Among the speakers at COPE’s launch was former North West MEC for Social Welfare Nikiwe Mangqu.
Mangqu, who defected from the ANC last month, said education was one of the many departments that was suffering in South Africa.
“We need to embrace change for a better tomorrow. The minds of people need to be liberated or we will continue to wander the desert.”
She described the move to COPE as a move “to the promised land.
“Comrades, we are marching towards the promised land… and it (the promised land) will continue to have a teacher with integrity.”
She said leaders in other political parties were “nothing” if they had intellectual capacity without any character.
The university was packed to capacity with delegates breaking out in song and dance at random.
Media representatives from around the world had converged on the location.
COPE secretary-general Charlotte Lobe earlier said 3 400 people had registered for the conference.
“It is going very well.”
Police reported that the event was running smoothly and that claim seemed to be the order of the day.
Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele said there had been no reports of intimidation or violence.
“It is running smoothly so far and we hope it continues this way. We have been pleased with the civil behaviour thus far.”
Dozens of officers, he said, were deployed to strategic points of the institution to ensure a “safe” event.
Nomonde Mahajana, a delegate from the North West, said she wanted a party that would “do for the people” and not make false promises.
“We are tired of the ANC. We want change and protection. The ANC just makes money and they don’t protect our people.”
Esme Moetsi, a councillor from Kimberley, said she defected to COPE because “the ANC works for the ANC and not the people”.
She said she worked for the ANC for five years and was never paid. – Sapa
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20081214150225141C112615