Cope Attempts to Distance Itself From Murunwa Makwarela’s Fake Document Saga, SA Not Buying It

• The Congress of the People (Cope) has attempted to distance itself from the drama surrounding Murunwa Makwarela
• The party’s deputy president, Willie Madisha, apologised to citizens for Makwarela’s “extreme levels of forgery”
• Citizens believe the political party knew about Makwarela’s insolvency case and failed to address the serious matter

GAUTENG - The Congress of the People (Cope) apologised to citizens for the “wrongdoings” of former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela.

The political party’s deputy pesident Willie Madisha spoke outside Tshwane House on Friday, 10 March. The address came after Makwarela’s sudden resignation from his recently appointed position.

His departure came after the High Court refuted claims that he was granted a rehabilitation certificate over his insolvency case. The fake document was handed over to city manager Johann Mettler.

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Madisha said the fake document proved “extreme levels of forgery,” which the party does not believe in, SowetanLIVE reported. He slammed Makwarela for stealing public money when a councillor, speaker, and mayor.

The party’s deputy said Cope’s Gauteng provincial leaders failed to do proper vetting of Makwarela. He also called for the disgraced mayor to pay back the money he was given under false pretences.

Aside from resigning as mayor, Makwarela is also no longer a councillor. According to EWN, the High Court has referred the matter to the specialised policing unit, the Hawks, for criminal proceedings.

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@Mamba_Lendze1 said:

“COPE is Makwarela, and Makrarela is COPE.”

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@LiberalsAreNaiv commented:

“COPE was in it mos, Makwarela is their member. They must have known that he was NOT rehabilitated, but had hoped he wasn't going to be caught.”

@majoy9595 added:

“There's no better COPE. COPE it's a scam just like ANC. Colleen Makhubele is a scam just like Makwarela. Stop justifying nonsense.”

Cope promises to investigate how disqualified Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela slipped through vetting process

Briefly News also reported that the Congress of the People has vowed to investigate after an administrative fumble left the party red-faced.

Murunwa Makwarele was elected executive mayor of the City of Tshwane after the Democratic Alliance’s Randall Williams abruptly gave up the reigns three weeks ago.

After less than a week at the city’s helm, Makwarela was disqualified as a proportional representative councillor, stripping him of his mayoral title, EWN reported.

Source: Briefly News