Smuts Ngonyama
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Following the removal of President Thabo Mbeki from the presidency in 2008, Ngonyama announced his resignation from the ANC to join the Congress of the People (COPE) breakaway party led by Mosiuoa Lekota and Mbhazima Shilowa.[4]
Ngonyama was Spokesperson and Public Secretary of COPE.[5] However, on 25 April 2014 Ngonyama resigned from COPE, citing the directionless nature of the movement.[6]
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Uitenhage
- Xhosa people
- African National Congress politicians
- Congress of the People (South African political party) politicians
- Ambassadors of South Africa to Japan
- Ambassadors of South Africa to Spain
- University of Fort Hare alumni
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2009–2014