hiː ðˈɛn bˈækt ðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌvðə pˈiːpəl kˈoʊp bɹˈeɪkəwˌeɪ pˈɑːɹɾi fˈɔːɹmd baɪ mˌoʊsɪjuːˈoʊə lɛkˈoʊɾə, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ dᵻfˈɛns mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɪn ˈɛmbᵻkiz sˈɛkənd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
He then backed the Congress of the People (COPE) breakaway party formed by Mosiuoa Lekota, the former defence minister in Mbeki's second government.