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OP-ED: BEE’s failure - Transformation policies are strangling South Africa’s economy
South Africa needs non-racial, merit-based policies to unlock its potential, not divisive racial quotas.
June 11, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
OP-ED: Response to Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie’s claim on South Africa’s unemployment rate
Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie’s assertion that SA’s unemployment rate could be as low as 10% when accounting for the informal sector is an unsubstantiated claim.
June 11, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
Part 2: Rebuilding the SANDF – Why South Africa needs a strong defense force and how to achieve it
: South Africa needs a robust SANDF to protect trade, sovereignty, and regional stability, which is why reform is critical.
June 11, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
Part 1: SANDF in crisis – A defense force on its knees
The SANDF faces a crisis that jeopardies the nation’s security and global standing.
June 13, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
PRESS STATEMENT: CIAG responds to South Africa’s dismal Q1 2025 GDP growth
The CIAG expresses profound disappointment, though not surprise, at SA’s latest economic performance, with the GDP growing by a mere 0.1% in Q1 2025.
June 11, 2025
CIAG Team
PRESS STATEMENT: Positive reception for Cape Independence in US, says CIAG
PRESS RELEASE: CIAG delegation to US reports that the ANC is poorly regarded, whilst there is sympathy and in some cases outright support for Cape Independence.
June 11, 2025
CIAG Team
OP-ED: US Senate slams ANC’s Foreign Policy as Western Cape eyes independent path
A scathing US Senate hearing has exposed the deep flaws in South Africa’s foreign policy, driven by the ANC’s ideological alignment with malign actors.
May 22, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
PRESS STATEMENT: Reverse apartheid in South Africa - Ramaphosa confronted
PRESS STATEMENT: Ramaphosa confronted with hard truths in White House. CIAG delighted.
June 11, 2025
CIAG Team
PRESS STATEMENT: Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) slams 2025 National Budget 3.0
The CIAG strongly condemns South Africa’s 2025 National Budget as a flawed plan that jeopardizes the Western Cape’s prosperity.
May 22, 2025
CIAG Team
WHITE PAPER: Electricity independence for the WC
Achieving electricity independence for the WC from SA’s national grid
June 11, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
WHITE PAPER: The Western Cape’s fiscal Fframework
A detailed look at income and expenditure in 2024/25 in the context of economic independence
June 11, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
OP-ED: Securing the Cape
Simon’s Town and the Western Cape’s role in countering China’s African ambitions
June 11, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart
Cape Independence Polling Results for 2025
Cape Independence Advocacy Group Poll - March 2025
May 13, 2025
CIAG Team
2025 CIAG POLL Reveals Robust Support for Cape Independence in a Shifting Environment
The 2025 poll reveals a Western Cape at a crossroads: cautiously optimistic about the GNU yet resolute in its quest for self-determination. signaling a clear desire to shape their future.
April 11, 2025
CIAG Team
PRESS STATEMENT: Poll Confirms WC Majority Want Referendum on Cape Independence
The 2025 Victory Research poll commissioned by the CIAG showed widespread and robust support for Cape Independence.
April 11, 2025
CIAG Team
PRESS STATEMENT: Phil Craig responds to calls for his deportation and denial of citizenship
Phil Craig rejects the criticism against him, setting out the reasons and legal basis for his Cape Independence advocacy, and calling his critics to order.
April 10, 2025
Phil Craig
PRESS STATEMENT: No Legal Objections to US Trip Raised by Government, says CIAG
PRESS STATEMENT: President Ramaphosa affirms the constitutional right to freedom of expression. CIAG to arrive in US within the next two weeks.
March 25, 2025
CIAG Team
PRESS STATEMENT: President Appears to be Disregarding the Law on Cape Independence, says CIAG
PRESS STATEMENT: CIAG responds to President Ramaphosa's comments
March 21, 2025
CIAG Team
PRESS STATEMENT: CIAG formally notifies South African government of intention to lobby in US for Western Cape secession
The CIAG has today written to the President, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and the Western Cape Premier, formally notifying them of their intention to send a delegation to the US.
March 17, 2025
CIAG Team
OP-ED: Gang Violence in the Western Cape - Why Provincial Power is the Key to Change
Shackled to a failing system, the Cape Flats stand as a testament to police corruption and criminal supremacy in South Africa. Dr Joan Swart lays out the case for the Western Cape rising up to claim civic autonomy.
March 17, 2025
Dr. Joan Swart