The Democratic Alliance has begun preparations for a provincial referendum
Western Cape
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Lessons from Nklandla for Cape Independence
A minority ANC government in the Western Cape and an ideologically compromised court system should think long and hard before it demonstrates that mob rule has replaced the constitutional order
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Support for Cape independence greater than expected
Poll results completely discredit widely perceived wisdom that the idea belongs on the lunatic fringe
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Why Pierre de Vos is wrong about Cape independence
‘The renowned expert in constitutional law has clinically outlined just how democratically powerless the people of the Western Cape truly are within the current political dispensation’
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Right to self-determination not absolute
It is a load of ‘codswallop’ to think the Western Cape can secede
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Another open letter: Premier Winde, how must I vote?
“History repeats itself. Has to. No one listens” – Steve Turner
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Covid-19: Contrasting preparation by the DA-led Western Cape and other provinces
When you make a choice, you also choose the consequence. The people of the Western Cape need to start thinking about the possibilities of Cape independence
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Cape independence – a call for counter arguments
‘Secession is not about what is best for South Africa. It is about the best interests of the Cape and its people’ so please base your views on that
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DA: A liberal party suddenly fearful of ideas?
“When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie” – Yevgeny Yevtushencko Strange times these. A proposed non-electoral pact between the ANC, a party synonymous with the advent of South African democracy, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party slavishly devoted to naked populism, would see them collaborating to evade electoral accountability […]
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The DA’s silent march towards self-determination in the Western Cape
An independence advocacy group believes that a growing number of the party’s MPs and leaders in the province support autonomy or secession
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Breaking down South Africa?
In 2015, it was reported that Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, speaking to followers at Nongoma, criticised black South Africans for not building further on the country they had inherited from the National Party, opting instead to destroy or break down infrastructure, in this way cancelling out the (economic) progress made during a time when the […]
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Single vs two-parent families: A Western Cape study of well-being
by Dr Eugene Lee Davids Several theories exist within the field of psychology. These theories act as lenses to make sense of the world we live in and are important in understanding our interactions within the world as human beings. In South Africa, a country rich in diversity, a theoretical framework that I find very […]