Former ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, activist Dr Alan Boesak, Cape Independence Party leader Jack Miller and Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso are among the confirmed participants for a June 24 debate on Western Cape independence and governance in Lansdowne.
The Academia Library in Lansdowne will host a high-profile discussion titled Who Owns the Cape? Politics, Identity and Independence on June 24, bringing together political leaders, activists, and government representatives to debate the future of the Western Cape.
The debate over Western Cape secession grows louder, and a Cape Town community institution is attempting to do something increasingly rare in South African public life: bring voices into the same room to voice their arguments before the public.
Organiser Shabodien Roomanay said the event was born out of a concern that discussions about secession, self-determination and governance were taking place in political and social silos rather than in open public forums.
"Everybody is talking about it in little corners," Roomanay said. "We felt it was important to create a platform where different viewpoints can be heard, challenged and debated publicly."
