ANC khoza

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 28: Ad hoc Committee Chairwoman Makhosi Khoza says they received a total of 73 nominations for the Public Protector post on June 28, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. The committee seeks to appoint Advocate Thuli Madonsela’s replacement as her term in the office ends in October 2016. (Photo by Gallo Images / Daily Sun / Lindile Mbontsi)

Makhosi Khoza quits politics for good

Dr. Makhosi Khoza has announced here retirement from politics.

ANC khoza

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 28: Ad hoc Committee Chairwoman Makhosi Khoza says they received a total of 73 nominations for the Public Protector post on June 28, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. The committee seeks to appoint Advocate Thuli Madonsela’s replacement as her term in the office ends in October 2016. (Photo by Gallo Images / Daily Sun / Lindile Mbontsi)

Dr. Makhosi Khoza, who famously resigned from the African National Congress (ANC) to start her own party this year, has announced that she is retiring from politics altogether.

Khoza, who was a vocal opponent of former President Jacob Zuma, left the ANC to form the African Democratic Change (ADeC) last year.

She was chairperson of the public service and administration portfolio committee in 2017 after some ANC MPs in her committee campaigned against her continued leadership. She then quit the party – after 35 years of service.

But the ADeC brought with it its own challenges as a leadership battle bubbled up.

She has now taken the decision to quit politics all together, though. She wrote on Facebook on Saturday:

“I wish to advise ADeC members and its entire leadership that I have taken a well-thought through decision to step down from politics with immediate effect in pursuit and in fulfillment of my deepest passion, conviction and mission in local governance and administration, education and elevation of African languages as those of prestige and prosperity.

“I feel time has come for me to pursue and fulfill my bigger mission in this life as outlined in the opening paragraph above. My bigger mission is beyond the confines of politics and political parties,” she wrote.

“I have always wanted to put my post graduate qualifications, especially my doctoral degree in Quality Management Principles and Systems (QMPS) in developmental local governance and extensive experience in local government, into use and in a manner that would deliver maximum positive impact to local citizens.”

“My son and I have decided to join forces in the elevation of black African languages in South Africa.

“It is within this context that I have taken a decision to step down from politics,” she wrote.

In her letter, she wished the ADeC well and said that she hopes that it would continue its “Politics Unusual” concept and commitment to “the total emancipation of women, loyalty to the South African citizens and ensuring that at all times it is grounded in moral and ethical leadership.”