Cape Coloured Congress
The Cape Coloured Congress is a South African political party led by Fadiel Adams, the founder of the Gatvol Capetonian Movement. The party was formed in August 2020 and focuses on issues affecting Coloured South Africans in the Western Cape.[3]
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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 |
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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]
References
- "Cape no longer 'coloured' and protests not the answer, says activist group". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Swart, Nadya (1 October 2021). "DA joins list of parties willing to support Cape independence referendum". BizNews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Cape Coloured Congress not apologetic about focusing on coloured people". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Our Constitution – Cape Coloured Congress". 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Charles, Marvin. "'It's time that people of colour regain their dignity' - Fadiel Adams eyes Cape Town mayor job". News24. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Meet the candidates from smaller parties vying for Cape Town's mayorship". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "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. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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