The National Coloured Congress (NCC; previously the Cape Coloured Congress, CCC) 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, initially in the Western Cape,[1] and later nationally.[2]
National Coloured Congress | |
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| Abbreviation | NCC |
| President | Fadiel Adams |
| Chairperson | Fazloodien Abrahams |
| Secretary-General | Sakiena Frenchman |
| Spokesperson | Fadiel Adams |
| National Treasurer | Ebrahim Burton |
| National Organiser | Nasmi Jacobs |
| National Convenor | Desmond Syce |
| Founder | Fadiel Adams |
| Founded | August 2020 |
| Headquarters | Lansdowne, Cape Town |
| Ideology | Cape Coloured interests |
| Colours | Black |
| Slogan | "Let's Move South Africa Forward." |
| National Assembly | 2 / 400 |
| NCOP | 0 / 90 |
| Western Cape Provincial Parliament | 1 / 42 |
| Cape Town City Council | 7 / 231 |
| Website | |
| nationalcolouredcongress | |
Some policies proposed at some point by the party include obtaining officially "full recognition" of Cape Coloured people as "First Nation descendants", meaning descendants of the Khoisan people, fighting against "all forms" of discrimination and notably against coloured people, and also discrimination against LGBTQ people, the eradication of gender-based violence, the prohibition of comprehensive sex education in schools, and the reintroduction of the death penalty for rapists and murderers.[3]
The party contested the 2021 municipal elections with Adams running as the party's mayoral candidate in the City of Cape Town.[4][5] The party won seven council seats in Cape Town and one seat in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality.[6]
In 2023, the party renamed itself from the Cape Coloured Congress to the National Coloured Congress, and contested the 2024 South African general election, winning two seats in the national parliament and one in the Western Cape.[7][8]
Election results
editNational Assembly elections
edit| Election | Party leader | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fadiel Adams | 37,422 | 0.23%[a] | 2 / 400
|
New | Opposition |
- ^ From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.
National Council of Provinces
edit| Election | Total # of seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 / 90
|
New | Extraparliamentary opposition |
Provincial elections
edit| Election[9] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2024 | 2.38 | 1/42 | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal elections
edit| Election | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021[10] | 54,858 | 0.18% |
References
edit- ^ "Cape Coloured Congress not apologetic about focusing on coloured people". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "'We're the unwanted step-child of the country' - National Coloured Congress". www.msn.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Our Constitution – Cape Coloured Congress". 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Meet the candidates from smaller parties vying for Cape Town's mayorship". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Cape Coloured Congress (CCC) goes national, eyes parliament - Radio 786". 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Plessis, Aneeqa Du (4 June 2024). "The Rise of the National Coloured Congress: A Profile of Fadiel Adams". Voice of the Cape. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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