Bantu Holomisa

Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa (born 25 July 1955) is a South African Member of Parliament and President of the United Democratic Movement.
Holomisa was born in Mqanduli, Cape Province. He joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1976 and had become a Brigadier by 1985.
Holomisa forced the resignation and exile of Prime Minister of Transkei George Matanzima in October 1987 and overthrew Matanzima's successor, Prime Minister Stella Sigcau in December 1987. Holomisa then became the head of government of Transkei from 1987 to 1994, upon which Transkei was reintegrated into the "new" South Africa.
National politics.
In 1994 Holomisa was elected to the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, and was the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of South Africa. After testifying before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission he was expelled from the ANC on 30 September 1996.
He co-founded the United Democratic Movement in 1997 with John Taylor former ANC executive member and Roelf Meyer, and was elected to parliament in 1999.
Bantu Holomisa and UDM supported a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on several occasions, including on 8 August 2017.
Personal life.
He supports South African football club Kaizer Chiefs, for whom he declared his love in an interview with Radio 702 in 2015.