By Adv Jacques du Preez, CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation 28 October 2020 Prosecutors play a crucial role in the administration of justice in any country. They contribute to ensuring transparent accountability, fair legal as well as equitable criminal justice processes and the effective protection of citizens against crime. It is imperative that […]
Failure of the ‘transformation agenda’ in SA
The Western Cape DA-led provincial government must be more than just administratively efficient, it must serve the electorate who appointed them. That includes making a stand on matters of great principle. by Phil Craig, Cape Independence Advocacy Group – 22 October 2020 South Africa is in the grip of collective insanity. The evidence of our abject […]
South Africa mulls future of its military to make it fit-for-purpose
Lindy Heinecken, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University – 29 September 2020 South Africa’s parliament has opened discussions about how to redesign the country’s lumbering military to make it fit-for-purpose for the 21st Century. To kick-start the process, a parliamentary committee charged with oversight over the military hosted a mini-symposium […]
President Ramaphosa’s Doublethink Heritage Day Statement
By Dave Steward, Chairman of the FW de Klerk Foundation 29 September 2020 In his dystopian novel “1984” George Orwell introduced us to the concept of “doublethink” – which he described as – “…the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them… To tell deliberate lies while genuinely […]
Support for Cape independence greater than expected
by Phil Craig, Cape Independence Advocacy Group – 20 September 2020 Cape independence is not a new concept. The Cape Party was formed in 2007 and has been contesting elections on an independence ticket since 2009. In 2016, veteran author RW Johnson wrote about the possibility of an independent Cape. In 2018, King Khoebaha announced the secession of the Western […]
Results of Poll on Cape Independence
The poll showed that 71% of independence supporters were either coloured or black. 1 September 2020 The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) is a single issue political pressure group whose goal is to promote the idea of the Western Cape peacefully and democratically breaking away from the Republic of South Africa and forming an independent […]
What young people have to say about race and inequality in South Africa
“We need to get over blaming the past”, or linking poverty with laziness, or refusing to recognise the role of privilege in individual achievement. Kira Erwin, Senior researcher, Durban University of Technology and Kathryn Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal Meritocracy is the belief that holding power or success should be judged on people’s individual ability, rather […]
The case for remedial secession of the Western Cape
South Africa is the only country in the world where a vast majority is protected (through black economic empowerment and affirmative action) against a small brown and white minority. Dr Fatima Saayman, LLB, LLM, LLD is a legal policy advisor to several national governments. Her specialisation is secession and recognition. She writes here under a […]
Cape independence will improve the lives of all citizens
We can do better!! by Phil Craig, Cape Independence Advocacy Group via Daily Friend The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) has just completed the first major independence poll of 2020. It was conducted by Gareth van Onselen’s Victory Research, and, when the results are released in early September, the political landscape of the Western Cape […]
Prophets of Doom are Wrong about Cape Independence
Jan-Jan Not Yet There: Western Cape Secession: If you read the positions of those opposing Western Cape secession, one wonders if it requires a significant drop in IQ to join the club. Consequently, it is only with growing despair that one could have poured through Jan-Jan Joubert’s recent Die Burger article, claiming an independent Western […]