BCP disowns Rakgare interview

Rakgare’s Personal Capacity:

as he correctly states, there is a very thin line between personal capacity and official capacity when you hold a public position such as President of the Youth League. We all hold personal positions on different matters. The difference between a smart and responsible leader and an irresponsible leader is that the former will never give a newspaper his personal views on a sensitive matter such as cooperation talks whilst still occupying a public position. The personal views more often than not, undermine the integrity of party leaders, and brings the party into disrepute. Rakgare’s personal views may have drastic implications on the mandate given to the BCP leaders by the majority of its members in Kanye and at regional consultations on opposition cooperation. Rakgare should have reasonably foreseen this possibility. We regret his error.