Heart FM’s News team has compiled this list of all the parties contesting for seats in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature.
The policies articulated here are sometimes collated by our team of journalists – a link to each party’s online presence is provided so you can investigate their policies in more depth.
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Since: 1993
Premier Candidate: Ferlon Christians
Policies:
- To promote, uphold and defend Christian family values and strongly opposes the public provision of abortion facilities.
- To keep society safe, aiming to institute strict firearm control legislation.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Elections Performance: 1.02%, 1 Seat
Online: https://www.acdp.org.za/
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Tamara Jafta
Policies:
- To promote an African agenda, focused on eliminating youth unemployment.
- To represent public servants so their communities have a direct influence on the direction of government as a whole.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://acmovement.org.za
AFRICAN COVENANT
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Juanita Malherbe
Policies:
- To establish a God-fearing government by building a united, respected, orderly and prosperous country.
- To promote truth, love, selflessness, as well as service delivery with integrity and excellence.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.acoparty.co.za/
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
Since: 2005
Premier Candidate: Ditlhare Ngubelanga
Policies:
- To foster inclusive governance where ordinary citizens voices are considered in the political decision-making process.
- To reduce unemployment by changing entry-level job requirements, and ensuring municipalities source services from local suppliers.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Elections Performance: 0.31%, 0 Seats.
Online: https://www.facebook.com/AIC-African-Independent-Congress-247217195359395/
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Since: 1912
Premier Candidate: Patronella Lekker – officially, the actual Premier will only be announced IF the party wins – “we are not running on personality, but issues”
Policies:
- To continue working towards job creation and ending poverty.
- To restore democratic institutions and get the country on the path of transformation, growth and development.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Elections Performance: 32.89%, 14 Seats. The official opposition in the Provincial Legislature.
Online: https://www.anc1912.org.za/
AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CONVENTION
Since: 2007
Premier Candidate: Zukisani Khota
Policies:
- To promote Pan-Africanism, socialism as well as African nationalism.
- To ensure all patriots take part in the country’s development on the path to continental unity.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Elections Performance: 0.06%, N0 Seat.
Online: http://www.theapc.org.za/
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Bishop Emmanuel Niekerk
Policies:
- To build a state governed by Divine-based values like ethics and integrity.
- To promote moral regeneration so as to guarantee good governance and curb criminal activities by those in public office.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.atmovement.org/
AL JAMA’ AH
Since: 2007
Premier Candidate: Ganief Hendricks
Policies:
- To address the incorrect of the deployment of police to respond to crime and ensure business development and entrepreneurship.
- To ensure Muslims play a sincere and positive role in the transformation opost-Apartheid South Africa, for the benefit of all its people.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Elections Performance: 0.32 %, No Seat
Online: https://www.aljama.co.za/
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
Since: 2017
Premier Candidate: Allan Pillay
Policies:
- To reintroduce the death penalty to make the country safe.
- To establish discipline at schools.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.facebook.com/All-things-are-possible-145565379564309/
ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Zandisile Stali
Policies:
- To establish government subsidies for taxi commuters, and reintroduce permanent taxi permits instead of renewable ones.
- To improve road infrastructure in rural areas and townships.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
AZANIAN PEOPLE’S ORGANISATION
Since: 1978
Premier Candidate: Sipho Vanga
Policies:
- To introduce a Basic Income Grant to assist unemployed young people.
- To eliminate gender-based violence, and provide decent housing.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Elections Performance 0.04 %. No seat.
Online: http://azapo.org.za/
CAPE PARTY
Since: 2007
Premier Candidate: Jack Miller
Policies:
- To proclaim the Western Cape as an independent state.
- To change the system that elects representatives to parliament through political parties by proportional representation.
Track record:
2016 Municipal Elections Performance 0.01 %. No seat.
Online: https://www.capeparty.com
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
Since: 2008
Premier candidate: Deidre Carter
Policies:
- To create policy certainty, improving confidence in all stakeholders to create jobs.
- To address the youth unemployment, and provide a quality healthcare system that is affordable.
Track record:
2016 Municipal Elections , 0.38 %, 4 seats.
Online: https://saconstitution.co.za/
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
Since: 2000
Premier Candidate: Alan Winde
Policies:
- To make it easy for businesses to create jobs, and for residents to get those jobs.
- To establish a modern, honest and professional police service in the Western Cape
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 59.38 %, 26 seats. Outright majority to form Provincial Government, elected Helen Zille as Premier.
Online: https://www.da.org.za/
DIENSLEWERINGSPARTY
Since: 2015
Premier Candidate: Dirk Jantjies
Policies:
- To eradicate gang violence, drugs, and violence against women.
- To provide proper and decent services for all.
Track record:
2016 Municipal elections: 1 seat Cape Agulhas Municipality
Online: https://www.facebook.com/dirkjantjies.diensleweringsparty
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Since: 2013
Premier Candidate: Melikhaya Xego
Policies:
- To restore land to the people by expropriation without compensation
- To increase the minimum wage.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 2.11 %, 1 seat
GOOD MOVEMENT
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Patricia de Lille
Policies:
- Redistribution of land, but with expropriation as a last resort.
- To ensure equal pay for men and women.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.forgood.org.za
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
Since: 2006
Premier Candidate: Davie Kamfer
Policies:
- Government departments in the province must employ people in line with Western Cape racial demographics.
- Compulsory military or nursing training (3 years) for all matriculants who don’t go on to study further.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 0.56 %, 0 seats
Online: https://icosa.org.za/
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
Since: 2011
Premier Candidate: Kenny Blorie (IFP says he’s simply #1 on the Provincial list, they won’t “pretend” he’s a potential Premier in 2019)
Policies:
- To provide the people of the Western Cape with social and economic justice by creating jobs and dignified housing.
- To enable people to live their lives without fear of criminals
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 0,05 %, 0 seats
Online: http://www.ifp.org.za/
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE
Since: 2016
Premier Candidate: Noel Constable
Policies:
- To bring Government closer to the people, serving them according to the Batho Pele principles.
- To bring back the dignity of those that feel outcast, and be the voice of the voiceless.
2016 Local Government Elections: 0.05% of the total provincial vote, but secured Beaufort West mayor’s office through a coalition.
Online: https://www.facebook.com/KAROO-Democratic-FORCE-269232723411269/
KHOISAN REVOLUTION PARTY
Since: 2016
Premier Candidate: Cornelius Petersen
Policies:
- To secure the Khoisan people First Nation status, and include all indigenous languages in the school curriculum.
- To build a stable society by bringing back the death penalty, corporal punishment in schools, and compulsory army service.
Track record:
2016 Local Government Elections: 5% in the Northern Cape Nama Khoi Municipality (Springbok) to become part of the ruling coalition.
LAND PARTY
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Loyiso Nkohla
Policies:
- To fix the economy by applying the Chinese business model, so that employers and professionals return to our shores.
- To dramatically alter the tax system by, amongst others, abolishing all taxes on capital, and our myriad of small and irritating taxes.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.landparty.org.za/
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
Since: 2011
Premier Candidate: Ahmed Shaik-Imam
Policies:
- To eradicate corruption through empowerment and meaningful service delivery.
- To provide quality housing to all the people of the Western Cape.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 0.04%, 0 seats
Online: http://www.nfp.org.za/
NEW SOUTH AFRICA PARTY
Since: 2017
Premier candidate: Suzette Jansen
Policies:
- To implement a monthly Sober Service Grant for all unemployed people sober from Gangsterism and drugs and not alcoholic.
- To make salaries of municipal workers and employees at SEO’s managed by a central office and uniform across the country.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.newsaparty.co.za/
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
Since: 1959
Premier candidate: Anthony Daizana
Policies:
- To allocate more land to the local communities and create new developments for settlements.
- To introduce more and better social planning and development, as opposed to the current reactive settlement.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 0.17%, 0 seats
Online: https://pac.org.za/
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Since: 2018
Premier Candidate: Yamani Selana
Policies:
- To distribute land and wealth in a truly progressive democratic manner.
- To promote collaboration which recognises the injustices of our past whilst recognising the need for progressive nation building.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://joinprosa.org.za
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS
Since: 2011
Premier candidate: Virgill Gericke
Policies:
- To address land and housing inequality – especially for backyard dwellers – by making everyone a title deed holder.
- End unfair water tariffs, and stop the unequal allocation of water created by the selective installation of water meters.
Track record:
2016 Local Government Elections: 0.13 % of total votes in the province, secured 2 seats in the George Municipality
Online: https://www.pbionline.org/
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY
Since: 2018
Premier candidate: Mandisi Vatu
Policies:
- To stop mining houses from taking money offshore.
- To raise company tax, and use the revenue to generate higher employment rates.
Track record:
This is their first time on the ballot.
Online: https://www.srwp.org.za
THE GREEN PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Since: 1999
Premier candidate: Jason Sole
Policies:
- To create a sustainable economy with permanent jobs based on agriculture and export.
- To bring about free electricity for every citizen of the Western Cape, using pollution-free power generating systems.
Track record:
Hasn’t contested elections since 20o4 Provincial election: 0.21 %, 0 seats
Online: www.greenpartyofsouthafrica.com
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
Since: 1997
Premier candidate: Mputhumi Ntabeni
Policies:
- To foster a disciplined and stable society in which entrepreneurial spirit and productive enterprise can develop and flourish.
- To continue to eradicate corruption and exploitation, and deliver good, honest and responsive government.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 0.48 %, 0 seats
Online: http://udm.org.za/
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS
Since: 1994
Premier candidate: Petrus Marais
Policies:
- To reduce the size of the huge, clumsy public service sector, and reduce civil servants’ pay to international norms.
- To build wealth, not merely redistribute it, by ending race-based employment and empowerment.
Track record:
2014 Provincial Election: 0.55 %, 0 seats
Online: https://www.vfplus.org.za/
