Khume Ramulifho quits DA, says it’s a dead organisation lacking inspiring leadership
Becoming another prominent black leader to quit the main opposition, Khume Ramulifho said that recent events led him to realise that his contributions were not being valued in the DA.
FILE: Ramulifho joined the DA in 1998 while it was still the Democratic Party. Picture: X/@nramulifho
JOHANNESBURG - Longstanding Democratic Alliance (DA) member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Khume Ramulifho has described the party as a dead organisation that lacks inspiring leadership, quitting the main opposition to join RISE Mzansi.
Ramulifho joined the DA in 1998 while it was still the Democratic Party.
He told Eyewitness News recent events made him realise that the organisation didn't value his contributions.
In 2023, the former national youth leader lost out on a bid to become the DA's Gauteng leader.
He also unsuccessfully vied for the position of Federal Council chair in 2019.
Ramulifho said he wanted to leave the organisation for several months.
The DA reached its climax and had no idea what it was doing – these were the sentiments of Ramulifho.
He is yet another prominent black leader to walk away from the organisation.
Ramulifho has been the DA’s longstanding voice on all matters of education in Gauteng, often highlighting the shortcomings of the African National Congress government in running the province’s schools.
However, he said he could no longer serve the main opposition.
“It’s like they’ve already given up. There’s nothing you’re going to offer. We should be running programmes every day. Unfortunately, we are not there.”
Ramulifho told Eyewitness News he’s joining Rise Mzansi, which has become home to many who left the DA but refused to join Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA outfit.