Madisha insists he is still Cope deputy president

JOHANNESBURG - Cope Deputy President Willie Madisha, remains defiant.

He says he is still Deputy President of Cope.

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Last month, a faction of Cope announced the party had suspended Madisha.

He addressed a media briefing on Monday.

Madisha said, "I am the deputy president of Cope, let me repeat....Mzwandile Hleko is the secretary of elections duly elected by the congress and cannot be removed by a rented choir without a political mandate.'