Sowetan logo Sowetan 2 weeks ago

Boesak in new row over move to ‘rejoin ANC’

TWENTY-FOUR hours after announcing his resignation from Cope Allan Boesak is mired in another controversy. This time it is about reports that he has gone knocking at President Jacob Zuma’s door - with the hope of finding a political home. Full Article at Sowetan

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Related Quotes

  1. I have not in the past and have not now requested any meetings with the President of South Africa.
    – Allan Boesak SOURCE: Sowetan 2 weeks ago
  2. I have not in the past and have not now requested any meetings with the President of South Africa. I do, however, have great respect for the office that Mr Zuma holds
    – Allan Boesak SOURCE: The Herald Online 2 weeks ago
  3. I cannot say how thrilled I am that Allan has followed this path and agreed to serve the people through God, rather than through political parties. Society is crying out for leadership; political office is not the sole measure of a leader
    Desmond Tutu – Desmond Tutu SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 weeks ago
  4. I have today [Tuesday] informed the leadership of Cope [Congress of the People] that I am ending my membership of the party and that I have tendered my resignation as a member of the Western Cape provincial legislature with immediate effect
    – Allan Boesak SOURCE: News24 3 weeks ago
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  1. Veteran anti-Apartheid cleric Dr Allan Boesak addresses an election rally of the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) party in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, April 18, 2009. The country goes to the polls on April 22.
  2. COPE (Congress of the People) supporters reach for COPE party member Allan Boesak(R) on April 18, 2009 at the Site C stadium in Khayelitsha, on the outskirts of Cape Town, at an election campaign rally. South Africa will hold general elections on 22nd of April.
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  4. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: World leaders pose for a group photo at the G-20 economic summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: President of South Africa Jacob Zuma speaks at the 64th General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 23, 2009 in New York City.
  6. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 3: (SOUTH AFRICA, UAE, A prisoners' rights activist staged a one-man protest at the ANC headquarters during a meeting between South African President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, at Luthuli House on August 3, 2009 in Johannesbur...
  7. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 14: Jacob Zuma (L) president of South African speaks during opening ceremonies for the opening match of the FIFA Confederations Cup, between South Africa and Iraq at Ellis Park Stadium on June 14, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  8. South Africa's newly elected President Jacob Zuma takes an oath during his inauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on May 9, 2009. Jacob Zuma today vowed to follow Nelson Mandela's legacy of reconciliation in an inaugural speech.
  9. African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma gestures during a news conference after the announcement of the official results of South Africa's election in Pretoria April 25, 2009.

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