10 Facts About Cape Independence

Western Cape province is unique amongst the other provinces in South Africa in that there is no majority racial group, being the most diverse sub-national region in Southern Africa.

Just under half of Western Cape Independence inhabitants speak Afrikaans as a first language, with sizeable minorities speaking isiXhosa and English as their first languages.

Former Cape Independence Colony was unique in that the franchise to vote was not determined by skin colour, but on residential, economical and educational requirements, in stark contrast to the other states in the region.

However, with declining growth and increasing political scandals such as the Arms Deal and HIV denialism, the Western Cape Independence voted for the Democratic Alliance in 2009 who have been in office ever since.

Empirical data shows that Cape Independence has gathered a substantial amount of support amongst residents of the Western Cape.

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Cape Independence region is demographically distinct from the rest of the country: with the first language of most inhabitants being Afrikaans, the region being much more ethnically diverse and with the largest ethnic group being Coloureds.

Western Cape Independence is the only province in the country never to have voted for the ruling ANC in a majority.

Proponents argue that the Cape Independence gets an unfair deal being subjected to policies and an ideology that it routinely rejects at the ballot box; this grievance is especially highlighted in the 2019 elections where parties that advocate for BEE and land reform, the ANC and EFF, jointly attained their largest ever share of the vote, at 73.

People of the Western Cape Independence believe that their home province is better governed than the rest of the country – a sympathy shared with a number of other South Africans more broadly.

Supporters of Cape Independence hence argue that an independent Cape would thus be better run, and be able to provide stability to her people.