On 10 November 2020, Dr Corné Mulder, leader of the FF Plus in the Western Cape, addressed the Cape Town Press Club about the possible future political options available to the people of the Western Cape.
A strong theme that came to the fore in the discussion is greater autonomy for the Western Cape as well as a word that is heard more and more in the province: “secession”.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to live under the ANC’s corruption and incompetence and so many people from the Western Cape are seeing secession as an appealing option. It will not be quick nor easy. Section 235 of the Constitution, which deals with self-determination, already paves a constitutional way that can and should be followed.
It is possible for the province to be built up as a model for South Africa and Africa; a place with economic growth and progress that will ultimately eradicate poverty; a place where there truly are equal opportunities for all based on merit and not Affirmative Action.
Where it is safe and where crime is combated effectively. Where education is exceptional with competent teachers and where Afrikaans can take its rightful place as the language of the majority in the Western Cape.
Read the original article in Afrikaans by Dr Corné Mulder on FF Plus
Read the full speech here
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