THE Democratic Alliance has lost yet another top member after Patricia Kopane on Monday, 15 August, announced she will be resigning as a member of the party.
In a lengthy letter, Kopane, a former leader in the Free State and Member of Parliament, said: “I have taken a decision to issue my resignation as a member of the Democratic Alliance. While I take this decision with a heavy heart after 19 years of membership of the DA, I do so without regrets and with a clear conscience.”
She said her entry into politics in 2003 was not to serve a political party but entered after a lifetime of working in the healthcare industry to serve the people of her country.
“The truth is that I no longer believe that the DA is the Political vehicle that I joined in 2003. I do not feel that I belong in the DA or that I have the space to make the political contributions to my country.”
“I harbour no ill-will to the DA and wish nothing but the best to the many good people who remain in the party,” she said.
Kopane said she will approach ActionSA in the coming days to become a member of the party.
“In doing so, I will begin talks with Herman Mashaba to assess what role I can play to serve South Africa through ActionSA,” she said.
Kopane is the second member to dump DA in a space of Two weeks.
The DA’s Youth Leader Makashule Gana also resigned from the party on 4 August, stating that he plans to put his effort into building a political party that is people-centered since the DA has “lost desire to build a serious consensus”.
He also said he leaves the DA with a clear conscience, no regrets, a cemented purpose and a calling to serve the country.
