Former Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Dion George has resigned from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Parliament, following a bitter public fallout with party leader John Steenhuisen. George announced his resignation during a sit-down interview with eNCA, where he read a statement outlining his reasons for leaving the party he joined in 1995. He confirmed that he had written to the DA on Thursday to cancel his membership and had also stepped down as the party’s federal chairperson of finance and as a Member of Parliament.
“The situation has become intolerable. I am being pushed out and it is no longer feasible for me to remain in the party,” George said. His resignation comes after he was removed as minister in November at the DA’s request and replaced by party spokesperson Willie Aucamp. George said he learned through the media on November 7, 2025, that Steenhuisen had written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting his removal while he was representing South Africa at COP30 in Brazil.
