Cape independence: Difference between revisions

Some proponents of independence claim that South Africa is a highly racialised country. TheIn CIAGan pointsAugust out that2023 pollingpoll conducted inby the WesternCIAG, Capeonly on31% theirof behalfBlack foundrespondents agreed that 69%"I ofbelieve Black-African people believedthat South Africa inherently belongs to Black-Africanseveryone andwho alllives otherhere groupsregardless shouldof behavetheir asrace", guests.compared In contrast,with 80% of Coloureds and 88% of Whites agreed that South Africa belongs to all those who live in it.<ref name="poll_23" />

Likewise, proponents argue that race-based laws, such as [[Black Economic Empowerment|Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)]]—which is a policy aimed at addressing the [[Wealth inequality in South Africa|inequalities]] created by [[apartheid]] implemented by the national government—unfairly discriminate against most inhabitants of the Western Cape. Coloured leaders such as Fadiel Adams state that under the current BEE laws, coloured people are unfairly discriminated against. As national demographic quotas (nine percent) are imposed upon a region where coloureds make up the majority.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patel |first=Nereesha |date=7 June 2018 |title=Who Are 'Gatvol Capetonian', And Why Do They Hate Politicians So Much? |url=https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2018/06/07/who-are-gatvol-capetonian-and-why-do-they-hate-politicians-so-much/ |access-date=9 October 2021 |website=2oceansvibe News {{!}} South African and international news |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Proponents hence campaign on making an independent Cape non-racial where race-based laws (and even racial categories) are outlawed.<ref name=":15">{{cite web|last=Craig |first=Phil |title=OPINION {{!}} Dear Melanie, Cape independence stinks of democracy, not racism! |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-dear-melanie-cape-independence-stinks-of-democracy-not-racism-20210413 |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|date=2 June 2019 |title=Western Cape Independence Activists Encouraged by Provincial Election Results |url=https://theworldunreported.com/2019/06/02/western-cape-independence/ |access-date=19 August 2021 |website=The World Unreported |language=en-GB}}</ref>