Dan Craig leads the Referendum Party, calling for Cape province to gain independence. It's not going down very well in the Rainbow Nation
Dan Craig leads the Referendum Party, calling for Cape province to gain independence. It's not going down very well in the Rainbow NationA Brexit-inspired campaign for one of South Africa’s richest provinces to declare independence from the Rainbow Nation is gaining traction – and it’s thanks to a Nigel Farage-loving Briton.
A petition has been launched to deport Mr Craig for attempting to divide South Africa. It has more than 27,000 signatures, and he has been called a racist yearning for the days of empire. He says he shared the petition with friends and is glad the EFF don’t like him, because they’re ideologically the opposite of what he stands for.Like Mr Farage’s previous outfit Ukip, Mr Craig believes his goal of independence will be achieved not by an outright election victory in May’s election, but by pushing the country’s main centre-right party, the Democratic Alliance , further right, and to hold a referendum.
Nationally, the DA are the opposition ,but they have controlled Western Cape with an outright majority since 2009 and got 55 per cent of the vote at the last election. It is the only province in South Africa where the ruling African National Congress does not have a majority.
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