Capitalist Party of South Africa

Capitalist Party of South Africa

Leader	Kanthan Pillay
Founded	17 March 2019
Headquarters	Johannesburg
Ideology	Capitalism Free market Classical liberalism Libertarianism
Political position	Right-wing
Website
capitalist.org.za
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The Capitalist Party of South Africa (ZACP) is a South African political party. The party was launched on 17 March 2019 at the Rand Club in Johannesburg, South Africa. The party was founded by Kanthan Pillay, Roman Cabanac, Neo Kuaho, Gideon Joubert, Unathi Kwaza, Duncan McLeod, Sindile Vabaza, Louis Nel, Katlego Mabusela and Dumo Denga.^[1]

Core principles[]

The ten core principles of the party were outlined by Kanthan Pillay at its launch on 17 March 2019.

Liberty
Equality
Tolerance and protection of freedom of expression
Private property rights protected by law
Rule of law
Right to work
The right to be secure on your own property and to defend yourself against intruders
Free market and Free international trade relationships
Firearms for self-defence
Fraternity^[2]^[3]^[4]

The party's logo is a purple cow designed by local artist, Sarah Britten.

Election results[]

The party contested the 2019 election at national level only, failing to win any seats.

National elections[]


Election	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Government
2019	15,915	0.09%	0 / 400	–	extraparliamentary

References[]

^ Kanthan Pillay. "Introducing the Capitalist Party of South Africa". Politicsweb. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
^ "ZACP is the new political party in SA, and its logo is a purple cow". www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
^ van Staden, Martin (2019-03-17). "A Constitutional Analysis of the Capitalist Party Manifesto". Rational Standard. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
^ Van Diemen, Ethan (2019-03-31). "Gun training for teenagers, no more affirmative action and no hate speech laws - ZACP lays out its principles". News24. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

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Capitalist Party of South Africa

Contents

Core principles[]

Election results[]

National elections[]

See also[]

References[]