ANC leader in Cape Town council resigns, joins DA 

By Lungile Ntimba 

In a surprising turn of events, Banele Majingo, former leader of the opposition in the Cape Town City Council, announced on Thursday that he has left the African National Congress (ANC) to join the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Majingo was initially meant to lead the charge for a motion of no confidence against speaker Felicity Purchase of the DA on Thursday.

The motion was submitted in February by Majingo on behalf of the multiparty opposition.

With Majingo’s resignation on Thursday morning, the motion was dismissed from the agenda.

In a statement, Majingo said that after careful consideration, he found his values and principles to be more closely aligned with the DA.

“After careful consideration, I have come to realise that my personal values and principles are now more aligned with those of the Democratic Alliance,” he said.

“I am committed to their pursuit of clean governance and economic