Mbali Ntuli, a prominent political figure in the DA, has resigned as a member of the party and as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature.
In a resignation letter on Thursday, she said her departure was a necessary move and that it did not come easily.
“Change is good. It provides an opportunity for reflection and renewal. It is in that spirit that I today inform you that I have tendered my resignation as a member of the Democratic Alliance and a member of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature,” Ntuli said in a statement.
In her letter, she outlined the challenges she faced in the party and said she was leaving with a sense of compassion for those who remained in the DA.
Before her resignation, she served as a member of the provincial legislature for the DA and as the party’s spokesperson for cooperative governance and traditional affairs in the province.
Ntuli has served the opposition political party for more than 10 years, having begun her political career in the DA’s youth structure. She led the structure from 2013 and also served as a councillor.
She was credited for overseeing the party’s growth in rural parts of KwaZulu-Natal.