1652: De Goede Hoop ship arrives in Table Bay at the future Cape Town.
2020: Polling shows 47% support for Referendum. Cape Independence Advocacy Group was formed. First Cape Independence march.
2021: Polling shows 58% support for Referendum. DA leader John Steenhuisen promises a referendum leading up to the 2021 election.
2022: Western Cape Devolution Working Group formed. Cape Independence public awareness march.
2023: Polling shows 68% support for Referendum. 30k signatures collected in a petition asking Premier Alan Winde to call a referendum. Referendum Party announced.
2024: Polling shows majority support for Cape Independence. Can the Referendum Party win enough votes to force the DA to call a referendum?
The Cape Independence movement needs funding to keep moving forward. Raising funding has been an ongoing challenge with limited options. We can either ask a small number of wealthy individuals to donate or ask the general public to donate on social media.
This new project introduces blockchain based funding and expands our audience to people currently living outside the Western Cape.
The graphic below shows our funding needs over time. When a referendum is announced we will need a large marketing budget to support a ‘leave’ campaign, similar to the Brexit campaign(s).
If you were an early investor in Bitcoin (or similar), please donate to support the projects and teams that are working to make Cape independence a reality.
Overview of funding needs
Leave Campaign for the Referendum
Social Media Campaigns
Goal: win the Referendum
Independent news source
News that our local mainstream media will not publish
Win votes to from a coalition government in the Western Cape
Force a Referendum to be called
Buy-local campaign in Western Cape
Promote Cape of Good Hope products in international markets
Initial crowdfunding to raise 3 ETH, and if successful:
Social media campaign to support the pro-referendum political parties
Fund the Cape Independent news site for another year
We will also use donations to:
Launch the $CoGH token
Design a brand for Cape of Good Hope (see Brand Estonia)
Design NFTs (supporter certificates) based on the architecture of the Cape
Make a video about this project for social media marketing
Longer term projects:
ccTLD / TLD (domain names for the new country)
GovTech projects: digital nomad visas and eCitizenship (similar to e-Estonia)
Mobile app for frequent online referendums
Join our community and help create something new and impactful
This is our last chance to preserve Western values on African soil
Peace of mind that you did something to help save the Western Cape
