Ex-Bok coach Peter de Villiers joins MK Party
De Villiers has officially been welcomed to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party by its deputy president, John Hlophe, at a ceremony on the former judge’s farm in Paarl, from where De Villiers also hails.
New MK Party member Peter de Villiers (left) with party deputy president John Hlophe (right) in Paarl on 15 January 2025. Picture: @MKWesternCape/X
CAPE TOWN - Former Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, has found a new political home.
De Villiers has officially been welcomed to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party by its deputy president, John Hlophe, at a ceremony on the former judge’s farm in Paarl, from where De Villiers also hails.
A one-time mayoral candidate and member of the Western Cape provincial legislature in Patricia de Lille's Good Party, De Villiers was booted from the party in March last year after a sexual misconduct complaint by a member.
He was also charged in the Malmesbury Regional Court.
Along with several other new recruits, and dressed in party clothing, De Villiers made this rugby analogy as he was welcomed to Jacob Zuma's party.
"As soon as a coach announces the Springbok team, that's not the biggest moment. The biggest moment is for them to go out there, and for them to win the game. And what we've received here today, is an endorsement and trust that we will go out there and do our best in life and death."