 Dexter has served as the spokesperson for the Congress of the People (COPE) – a political party the which was formed as a result of a split within the ANC.In 2012 he left COPE, resigned his seat in parliament and rejoined the ANC.He has also been a director of a number of companies in the mining, energy, property and manufacturing sectors, in addition he was a trustee of a non profit organisation called Indibano Foundation.