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The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) and the FF Plus signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday.
From now on, the political pressure group and the political party will actively work together on matters of shared interest – such as the right to self-determination.
The CIAG says self-determination is a commanding norm of international law that is binding on all states.
Phil Craig, spokesman for the CIAG, says the South African Constitution provides for this reality, directly in art. 235, which leaves the door open for all forms of self-determination as well as indirectly in art. 39, 231, 232 and 233.
“South Africa’s continued underperformance under the government of national unity (GNE), despite the fact that the ANC no longer has an outright majority, is indicative of a critical truth,” says Craig.
However, he does not believe that the problem lies only with the RNE, but the government system as a whole.
“It is madness to require a country the size of Western Europe, with 12 official languages and a population made up of four major ethnic groups from vastly different historical and cultural traditions, to reach a single national consensus on which everyone agrees.”
Craig believes that the realization of the right to self-determination is currently the most obvious solution as it allows subnational communities to decide for themselves how they want to be governed and what policies they want to follow.
“This is to the benefit of all South Africans, and self-determination can be exercised in many forms, ranging from decentralized policing and transport to cultural and linguistic autonomy, federal systems of government and ultimately sovereign independence.”
Maroela Media reported earlier this week that the Referendum Party has decided to join the FF Plus.
Corné Mulder, leader of the FF Plus, says that this party consistently stands up for minority rights, self-determination and a secure future for everyone who lives and works in South Africa.
Mulder said earlier this week that many other parties had already decided to disband and join the FF Plus in the past, because they saw the party as the best and most sustainable vehicle to achieve their ideals.
Mulder believes that the FF Plus is a home for all voters who have become disillusioned with parties that look after their own interests more than the interests and future of South Africa and all its people.
“The party offers solutions for everyone who longs for work, security and a better future for their children.”