Cape Coloured Congress
Cape Coloured Congress | |
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Abbreviation | C.C.C. |
President | Fadiel Adams |
Secretary-General | Sakeena Frenchman |
National Organizer | Darryl Parfitt |
Founder | Fadiel Adams |
Founded | August 2020 |
Headquarters | Lansdowne, Cape Town |
Membership (2020) | 160,000 (claimed) |
Ideology | Localism[1] Cape Independence[2] |
Colours | Black |
Slogan | "Let's Move South Africa Forward." |
National Assembly | 0 / 400 |
NCOP | 0 / 90 |
Cape Town City Council | 7 / 231 |
Website | |
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The Cape Coloured Congress is a South African political party led by Fadiel Adams, the founder of the . The party was formed in August 2020 and focuses on issues affecting Coloured South Africans in the Western Cape.[3]
The party supports the reintroduction of the death penalty, Cape Independence, the prohibition of comprehensive sex education in schools and social cohesion amongst all minority groups in South Africa.[4]
The party contested the 2021 municipal elections with Adams running as the party's mayoral candidate in the City of Cape Town.[5][6] The party won seven council seats in Cape Town and one seat in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality.[7]
Election results[]
Municipal elections[]
Election | Votes | % |
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2021[8] | 54,858 | 0.18% |
References[]
- ^ "Cape no longer 'coloured' and protests not the answer, says activist group". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Swart, Nadya (2021-10-01). "DA joins list of parties willing to support Cape independence referendum". BizNews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Cape Coloured Congress not apologetic about focusing on coloured people". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Our Constitution". Cape Coloured Congress. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Charles, Marvin. "'It's time that people of colour regain their dignity' - Fadiel Adams eyes Cape Town mayor job". News24. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Meet the candidates from smaller parties vying for Cape Town's mayorship". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "DA has 135 seats in Cape Town". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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