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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The political infighting affecting the Congress of the People (Cope) has intensified, with a court application against key party members the latest development in the drama.<\/p>\n

The national chairperson of Cope, Teboho Loate, filed a court application at the High Court in Johannesburg on behalf of the party, to seek confirmation with regard to the suspension of Willie Madisha, Dennis Bloem and Mzwandile Hleko.<\/p>\n

Madisha is also Cope’s deputy president; Bloem is the secretary of communications, and Hleko is the secretary of elections.<\/p>\n

He further seeks an interdict to be issued, which bars Hleko, Bloem and Madisha from entering Cope’s premises in Kempton Park and acting on behalf of the party.<\/p>\n

Loate wants the interdict to run until the conclusion of the disciplinary process against the three.<\/p>\n

The court application was filed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The political power struggle played out in public in August amid a series of press briefings by opposing factions.<\/p>\n

Madisha held a briefing on 29 August, claiming that Cope’s president, Mosiuoa Lekota, had been suspended by the party’s committee.<\/p>\n

The Cope founding member said Lekota had been a divisive leader and held parallel meetings.<\/p>\n

Lekota was also accused of being absent as a leader.<\/p>\n

Later, on 29 August, Lekota held a separate briefing, in which he disputed his suspension. He denied being absent from the party and said those opposing his control were “divisive”.<\/p>\n

Loate seems to side with Lekota, who filed a supporting affidavit with the court application.<\/p>\n

In the court papers filed, Loate said Madisha had no legal standing to suspend Lekota – because he had been suspended at the time.<\/p>\n

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