Bantu Holomisa is a South AfricanMember of Parliament representing the United Democratic Movement. He co-founded the UDM in 1997 along with Roelf Meyer. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The United Democratic Movement is a South African political party, formed by a prominent former National Party leader, Roelf Meyer (who has since resigned from the UDM), and a former African National Congress and homeland leader, Bantu Holomisa in 1997. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Holomisa said he was convinced that Mlingwana's political experience would enhance the UDM's drive to fight for the betterment of people's lives in the region.
Addressing a crowd of 700 people, Holomisa said that when the auditor-general had inquired about the arms deal it was found that there was a conflict of interest in awarding contracts to companies.
Seated is UDM leader BantuHolomisa listening to Mlingwana's address at a rally in Scenery Park yesterday where 270 ex-ANC members joined the UDM.
The thin air at that altitude, plus a full complement of politicians and journalists, proved problematic for the helicopter, and the largest of the general's aides was ignominiously dumped on a hillside and told to hitch back to Umtata.
At Qwidlana, a Bhaca village on a grassy hillside 10km to the south, a large UDM flag flapping from a pole gave the helicopter pilot wind direction for landing.
Holomisa, trying to stick to a tight schedule, was unable to stay for the meal.
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