Former finance minister Tito Mboweni has rubbished the idea of separating the Western Cape from the rest of SA.
The retired minister said the proposal will only further divide the country, saying SA is a “united country and not a federal state”. “We need to politically deal with this Cape Independence group quickly. The DA must clearly pronounce themselves on this,” We need to politically deal with this Cape Independence group quickly. The DA must clearly pronounce themselves on this. Nip it in the bud. We are one United country. Not a Federal State.
Steenhuisen said people should focus on other things, like policing, taxation and water and electricity policies, instead of trying to break the province away from the rest of the country. “We’ve said we don’t support Cape Independence, but people should have a right to a referendum to make choices going forward. We believe in a devolution of power to provinces,” “We think fighting for [Cape] independence is a waste of energy. What we should be doing is focusing on fighting for more powers [at a local level] for policing, transport, economic development, taxation, local government, water and electricity.
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