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CAPEXIT hosts awareness day in Kirstenhof ahead of local elections

CAPEXIT party advocates for an independent Western Cape.

The Cape Independence Party (CAPEXIT) recently held an awareness day in Kirstenhof, South Africa, in preparation for the upcoming Local Government Elections scheduled for November 4. This 19-year-old political party is advocating for the independence of the Western Cape region and has managed to secure its first two municipal seats in the 2021 Local Government Elections of Cape Town.

The party's ultimate goal is to utilize constitutional methods to facilitate the secession of Western Cape, portions of Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, and Free State from the Republic of South Africa. Their message unites the diverse regions - from the West Coast to Cape Town, the Winelands, Overberg, and the Garden Route, extending to the Central Karoo - under the banner of shared identity and the responsibility to shape their future together.

Calling for support under the slogan "Let's Vote CAPEXIT on 4 November!", CAPEXIT invites citizens to join them "at https://t.co/5hnfazSlJm" and become actively involved in the election process. Party leader, Jack Miller, makes a pointed observation regarding the Democratic Alliance (DA), stating, "We’ve been saying, ‘DA = ANC Lite,’ and it’s time for the DA to go."

Miller argues that the Western Cape should join other regions to replace the DA with CAPEXIT if the DA's influence falls below 50% in the upcoming elections. Currently, the DA holds 55% of the seats, which Miller perceives as arrogant and unaccountable. If the DA falls to 45%, Miller suggests that CAPEXIT, or another party, would be compelled to form a coalition with CAPEXIT to negotiate for change.

Miller concludes by urging the Western Cape citizens to voice their dissatisfaction with the DA's policies, asserting that they are "sick and tired of your policies; we're sick and tired of you treating the Western Cape citizens like cows to be milked, taxing us to death."

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