MANIFESTO
Our dream
We dream of a kind and fair South Africa where the bountiful fruits of our land are shared by all
A land where hope has rekindled, and the rainbow is starting to peek from behind the clouds
A country where the poorest, loneliest and lowliest have food, shelter, warmth, and a chance at a better life
A country where the youth are excited about the future and our communities are safe and caring
A country where our borders are secure, and our African sisters and brothers are treated with respect
A country at war
A country where our borders are secure, and our African sisters and brothers are treated with respect
A war on poverty, inequality, starvation, violence, looting, burning, incompetence, greed, corruption, selfishness & a total lack of empathy
But above all a war against the hopelessness, despair and resignation, that is the lived reality of so many of our countrymen
When you’re at war you mobilize every citizen, every resource, and every last ounce of courage and defeat the enemy
Gift
Our liberators have gifted us a vibrant constitutional democracy and an effective electoral commission
We have a free and independent press
These are precious gifts that can never be taken for granted.
Apartheid
Was a crime against humanity, perpetrated by a vicious and cruel state
Many brave freedom fighters fought a just war to liberate South Africa,
We are forever grateful for the deep personal sacrifices made by them – many paid the ultimate price and deserve our undying respect
Economic Freedom
Twenty-eight years after liberation the fight for economic freedom must gain a renewed sense of energy and purpose – too many have been left behind
There will never be peace in South Africa when children go to bed hungry, and mothers’ despair at where the next meal is coming from
Capitalism has not delivered economic freedom and a mixed economy is needed
White South-Africa
32 years after the release of Nelson Mandela White South Africa remains privileged, entitled and largely indifferent to the plight of their countrymen
Equality of opportunity is meaningless in South Africa unless supported by a fundamental shift in the structure of power
Land
We declare that South Africa belongs to all who live in it
All are entitled to a secure place to build a home they can afford, in a community and place of their choosing
We acknowledge that willing buyer willing seller has not addressed the cruel spacial legacies of apartheid planning and that direct, and decisive, state intervention is required to break the perpetual cycle of bitter inequality.
Markets
The free market remains the best tool at our disposal to generate wealth and that communism is a bankrupt philosophy based on spreading misery equally, whilst still leaving the bitter taste of elites
Agency
Government is not here to solve every problem
Our citizens remain responsible for their own future and that the best help is right at the end of your arm
Our people cannot be passive in their economic liberation, every man and woman has to be their own savior
Black Economic Empowerment
Made complete sense after the fall apartheid
Was a critical tool in building a viable black middle class
Has now gone past it’s sell by date and is actively hindering the progress and wellbeing of South Africa
Competence and integrity are not a color and can be the only basis for taking our country forward
Cry the beloved country as the mist lifts, slow, soft, shy at first, the sun peeks in, then flooding our beautiful land with dazzling light and hope. We have the most beautiful country in the world. Let us turn our shoulders to the hard, dirty, grinding work of fixing it, one day at a time.
Calling
1. Leaders
2. Advisors
3. Funders
4. Operations
5. Members
Our Manifesto will be reviewed, amended & approved at our founding congress