The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) of the Congress of the People met in an extra-ordinary session on 21st September 2009 to consider several organisational matters. Among the issues discussed was a complaint letter by comrade Deidre Carter, the Deputy General Secretary against Ms Anele Mda, the Convenor of the Congress of the People Youth Movement.

Having deliberated extensively the CWC concluded that the gravity of the matters raised were significantly important and contrary to what the Congress of the People stands for ,they merited immediate and decisive action on the part of the party. The CWC therefore decided that Ms Mda should be suspended from all leadership structures of the party i.e. as a member of the Congress National Committee (CNC), the Congress Working Committee (CWC) as well as from being the Convenor of the Youth Movement (COPE YM) pending a disciplinary process on the matter.

The CWC takes this opportunity to apologise, on behalf of the members of the Congress of the People, to the people of South Africa that such behaviour should even be alleged to have been committed by its member especially one who is in leadership. As COPE we re-iterate our commitment to a non-racial and non-sexist South Africa. We also re-iterate our belief in building a membership that is disciplined and respectful of our values as a democratic African country.

The CWC also regrets that, due to the need for it to give this matter serious consideration, it has taken longer than it would have liked to address this matter. On this note we call on our membership to respect this disciplinary process