CapeXit: The unlikely campaign for independence in South Africa’s Western Cape

Issued on: 19/03/2024 – 16:51Modified: 19/03/2024 – 16:59

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Cape Independence Party campaigners in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 6, 2024. © AFP

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Amid economic turmoil, unemployment and growing frustration at perceived corruption and mismanagement by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, some in South Africa’s Western Cape province have launched a campaign for independence as the country gears up for elections. But their chances of making an impact at the polls and achieving a “CapeXit” appear slim.

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