Politics of the Northern Cape

As in most other provinces, the African National Congress (ANC) has led the Northern Cape Provincial Government since the end of apartheid.

[1] Parts of the Northern Cape also previously belonged to the nominally independent bantustan of Bophuthatswana, a common destination for black residents forcibly resettled by the apartheid government under the Group Areas Act.

[2] During the 1980s, anti-apartheid organisations were active in the province's townships, particularly Galeshewe in Kimberley and Pabalello in Upington.

[4] In 2019, the largest opposition party in the province was the Democratic Alliance (eight seats), followed by the Economic Freedom Fighters (three seats); the only other party to win representation in the legislature was Freedom Front Plus.

[3] In other legislative terms, the Congress of the People[4] and the Independent Democrats[5] have also held seats in the provincial legislature.