Congress of the People are united with our
fellow citizens in pursuing a vision where we graduate to become a people with
a common identity, a patriotic sense of national belonging and a great and
abiding passion to build South Africa into a country that will enable all its
citizens to enjoy equality, prosperity and freedom.
Our commitment to developing South Africa
commences with its pledge to realise the dreams of our forebears as were first
encapsulated in the Freedom Charter and as well as to take forward the values
deriving there from which were subsequently embodied in the Constitution of
South Africa.
In pursuit of that commitment we will remain
bound at all times by the Constitution and will faithfully and staunchly
advocate constitutional democracy in South Africa and within COPE as well, in
order to foster a culture that promotes the rule of law, human dignity and
accountability.
The defence of the Constitution of South Africa will therefore always constitute the cornerstone of for our actions.
We pledge ourselves to a South African
electoral system where the ideal that “the people shall govern” is made
manifest through such electoral reform as will make possible the direct
election of the President, Premiers and Mayors by the people themselves.
In pursuance of this pledge, members of COPE
will participate in electing the party’s respective candidates for the
positions of President, Premiers and Mayors.
We also pledge our commitment to the
principle of “equality before the law” as enshrined in South Africa’s
Constitution. Furthermore, we undertake that our members will be disciplined
transparent and accountable at all times.
We pledges full commitment to a democratic
state and to democratic processes in South Africa. To foster this democratic
culture COPE will abide fully by internal democratic principles and processes
that make our party more representative and inclusive by giving effect to
gender equality and greater youth representation.
The Congress of the People aims to increase
the quantity and quality of the middle class in the country and create
conditions that enable a sustainable middle class quality of life for the
majority of South Africans.
At
the core of our existence is the belief that South Africans can only live
fulfilled lives in a society that intrinsically values justice and which is
proactively committed to widening opportunities for all the people and
particularly so for those who are poor and marginalised.
Matjhabeng
COPE is the Local Municipal Authority situated within the Province of the Free
State. We are made up of 36 branches that follows official ward boundaries
delimited by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The geographic area of
Matjhabeng is made up of the towns :Welkom, Virginia, Odendaalsrus, Henneman,
Ventersburg and Allanridge.
In
the Matjhabeng Local Municipality COPE is presently represented by three
Councillors who were elected from the party’s Proportional Representatives
List.
