Former South African Minister Quits DA Party Amid Internal Rift

Dion GeorgePhotographer: Peter Dejong/AP Photo

South Africa’s former environment minister and head of finance of the Democratic Alliance, Dion George, has resigned from the party and as a national lawmaker.

“The situation has become intolerable,” he said in a videoBloomberg Terminal recording screened by broadcaster eNCA. “I’m being pushed out and it is no longer feasible for me to remain in the party.”