The United Independent Movement (UIM) is a South African political party founded by Neil de Beer, former national security advisor to Nelson Mandela and a former uMkhonto we Sizwe operative.

[3] In March 2021, De Beer said in an interview that he and his supporters were "tired" of the "ultra-left and the ultra-right" in South African politics and that he and his party would represent the "moderate middle".

[4] As part of his campaign for Mayor of Cape Town, in August 2021, De Beer stated that he believes the root cause of criminality is poor social-economic conditions, which must be addressed.

[8] The party registered for the 2021 South African municipal elections, and contested eight metros and 1000 wards, with de Beer as a candidate for Mayor of Cape Town.

[2] In September 2021, former soccer player Kenny Niemach announced he had joined UIM and would be standing for the party in the municipal elections as a candidate in the Ward 31 (Boksburg) constituency in Ekurhuleni.