AGANG SA leader Mamphela Ramphele will no longer stand as the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections.
In a press statement DA leader Helen Zille said Ramphele had “reneged on the agreement that she stand as the DA’s presidential candidate, and that Agang SA’s branches, members and volunteers be incorporated into the DA.”
This comes less than a week after a joint statement that Ramphele was joining the DA and standing as its presidential candidate. Shortly after the announcement Ramphele posted a statement opposing the joint statement, denying she would be joining the DA as a member of the party.
“By going back on the deal, again, just five days after it was announced, Dr Ramphele has demonstrated – once and for all – that she cannot be trusted to see any project through to its conclusion,” said Zille.
