There is a growing independence movement in South Africa's Western Cape province, for which there are several reasons. Firstly, there are economic reasons - the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces are the only ones contributing more to the national budget than they receive. Secondly, the province is culturally unique in that there is no dominant racial group, and the largest population group is the "Colored" community, which have diverse ancestries. However, there are claims that the Colored community is discriminated against by national demographic quotas. Additionally, there is wide spread consensus that South Africa is regressing, and the recent riots in the east and north of the country have fueled concerns about the situation worsening.
However, there is also a lot of criticism regarding the idea. Opponents have raised concerns about the potential for civil war, as well as accusations of racism.
