By Simon Nare
Former minister of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment Dion George has resigned from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and as the party’s MP, citing an “intolerable” situation stemming from strained relations with party leader John Steenhuisen.
In a statement read during a television interview on Thursday, George said he had formally informed the party in writing of his decision and accused the DA of bias against him in the ongoing feud with Steenhuisen.
“The situation has become intolerable. I am being pushed out and it is no longer feasible to remain in the party. I cannot remain in a party that has actions of its current leader John Steenhuisen being captured by the African National Congress and other criminal interests,” said George.
George said the fallout began when, while attending a conference in Brazil, he learned through the media that Steenhuisen had written to President Cyril Ramaphosa in
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