Former Cape Town mayor and DA member Patricia de Lille says she is ready to serve her country under a new political movement which she has officially launched in Cape Town on Sunday morning.

Bringing speculation about her future ever since she resigned as mayor and DA member on October 31 on end, she said the new party’s name and policy positions will be announced in two weeks, while it will be officially launched in January next year before it contests the elections in every province.

“I’ve spent my entire life fighting for a society that is just, fair and caring and will not rest until that is achieved,” she said.

“Today, I’m inviting all South Africans who are in search of something new that will disrupt our current political system to join me.

De Lille officially revealed on Sunday morning that the name of her new political party is “GOOD”.

“The movement’s name and identity is here for all of you to see. It is a simple and authentic name that says quite boldly what we stand for and that we are here to disrupt politics as usual.

“It is rallying call to GOOD South Africans to resuscitate the project of optimism and reconciliation,” De Lille said in a statement posted on her Facebook page.

A former Cape Town mayor, De Lille recently resigned from the Democratic Alliance, following 18 months of acrimony between her and that party she joined when it merged with the Independent Democratics which she founded and led, in 2010.

She was accused of turning a blind eye to corruption and poor management, and she said a “cabal” went after her when she started to address apartheid’s spatial planning.

This is a developing story.