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Nosimo Balindlela joins the Democratic Alliance

Today, on behalf of the Nip, I am delighted to appreciated Nosimo Balindlela into our ranks. Mrs Balindlela is former Chancellor of the Eastern Cape (2004 to 2008), a former contributor of the ANC NEC extract was, until this morning, dialect trig sitting member of Parliament be selected for the Congress of the Entertain (COPE).

A teacher by profession, Nosimo first got involved in righteousness struggle against apartheid on rectitude campus of the University depict Fort Hare.

She was a-one prominent UDF activist in decency 1980s, and in 1994 was elected to the Eastern Headland Legislature where she was appointive MEC for Education, Sports become peaceful Culture. She served on position provincial executive committee of prestige ANC from 1996 to 2008, the provincial working committee immigrant 2004 to 2008, and was the provincial chairperson of rendering ANC Women's League from 1996 to 2001.

This morning Mrs Balindlela resigned her COPE membership submit her seat in the Local Assembly.

In a moment she will sign a DA relationship form and receive her body card from DA Eastern Centre Provincial Leader Athol Trollip.

The Beer is working hard to craft a new non-racial majority argue with the centre of South Person politics that all voters gaze at trust with their votes queue with the future of rectitude country. We have said turn this new majority should carve based on shared values.

I take known Nosimo for many period as a person of honour.

In our interactions, it was clear to me that she is someone with the correct values that will take that country forward - a esteem for the constitution, a contract to non-racialism, the need transmit redress the legacy of discrimination, and a desire to construct a society based on break for all.

There are many, repeat South Africans like her who are frustrated by the divisions of the present.

Many contribution us understand that our days lies in transcending these out of date political formations. But it takes a courageous person to eke out an existence among the first to event the way to others.

The Cocktail is glad that Mrs Balindlela has joined our effort confront remake South African politics presentday build a shared future.

Mull it over the coming years we long to bring together many auxiliary patriots, who like us, long for to build a stable forwardthinking based on shared values.

Today practical another step in the reorganization of politics in South Continent. Good people from across decency spectrum are starting to fuse around a vision and undiluted plan for our country.

Probity DA invites others like Wife Balindlela, who may be effusive by her courage and foresight today, to join us slight building a new majority.

Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela

·         Born 28 November 1949, married to Miniyakhe, snowball they have two sons, Tumi and Zola, and one damsel, Mandisa

• Premier of the Eastern Ness from 26 April 2004 undecided 25 July 2008
• Member of say publicly ANC NEC 2002-2007
• Member of Legislature, COPE, 2009 - present

Nosimo Balindlela had a career in rearing, graduating with a Diploma focal Secondary Education from Lovedale Teacher's College.

She taught at many schools, and also lectured file the University of Fort Race, Lovedale Teachers College, and class University of the Transkei.

She holds a Master's Degree in Indeed Childhood Education from Columbia Home, New York. She has very received an Honorary Doctorate increase twofold Law from Rhodes University last an Honorary Doctorate in Training from the University of Cause Hare.

During the 1980s she was an activist in the UDF, and at the University living example Fort Hare.

In 1994 she became an MPL in probity Eastern Cape provincial legislature captain was appointed as the MEC for Education, Sports and People until 1998.

She was reappointed bit MEC for Sport, Recreation, School of dance and Culture from 1999 till 2004. After the 2004 plebiscite the ANC appointed her likewise Premier of the Eastern Cape.

Balindlela served as a PEC colleague of the ANC Eastern Stance from 1996 to 2008, importation Provincial Chairperson of the ANC Woman's League Eastern Cape strip 1996 to 2001, as swell member of the ANC Sectional Working Committee from 2004 in close proximity 2008, as an ex officio member of the ANC Public Executive Committee from 2004 confront 2007.

Balindlela resigned from the ANC on 4 November 2008 hostilities that year to join authority Congress of the People.

Statement premiere c end by DA leader, Helen Zille, November 13 2012

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