DA have been promising the devolution of policing in the Western Cape since 2019. Police minister Cele has said NO. What now? DA claim they have a process, but haven't told voters what it is.
PRESS ARTICLE: Could international law and the right to self-determination hold the key to resolving the battle between over Western Cape policing? (Cape Times)
BLOG POST: As South Africa looks forward to and the demise of the ANC, what role must independence groups play? They must ensure Western Cape voters get to make decisions for themselves.
CIAG responds to Prof. Pieter Labuschagne (UNISA) who wrote in Die Burger that, whilst a noble idea, Cape Independence is not achievable and Kaapenaars must set their sights lower
RIGHT TO REPLY: CIAG responds to Tom Eaton (TimesLive) on Cape Independence. Hill-Lewis is indeed doing an excellent job, but he wasn't elected in a political vacuum.
DISCUSSION PAPER: UN Expert, Dr Alfred de Zayas, discusses the right to self-determination under International Law, and the implications on states with regard to autonomy, federalism, and secession.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: Why is the Western Cape 'Just Different'? Why can it create jobs when the national government destroys them? Why does South Africa have the highest unemployment rate in the world?
PRESS ARTICLE: By rejecting South Africa's position and instead establishing its own foreign relations with Ukraine, the Western Cape has fulfilled a key requirement of statehood.
PRESS RELEASE: Response to Ukraine crisis emphasises the ideological chasm between the Western Cape and South Africa. The Western Cape must be offered a democratic exit mechanism.
