Dr Mamphela Ramphele

Dr Mamphela Ramphela at an interfaith service for former President Nelson Mandela held at the Grand Parade, Cape Town, the day after the news that Mandela had died.Dr Mamphela Ramphela announced on 28.01.2014 that she would stand as the presidential candidate for the Democratic Alliance in the upcoming elections 2014 in South Africa.The Democratic alliance, DA, is the official opposition party in South Africa.Dr Mamphela Ramphela is a South African politician, a former activist against apartheid, a medical doctor, an academic and businesswoman. She is a former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town and a one-time Managing Director at the World Bank.In February 2013, she formed her own political party, named Agang (Sotho for "Build"), to challenge the African National Congress.She hasthe two children with Steve Biko.