page_title: List of active separatist movements in Africa
section_title: South Africa
hierarchical_section_title: List of active separatist movements in Africa / South Africa
context_page_description: This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Africa. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism. What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:
  They are active movements with living, active members.
  They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region.
  They are the citizen/inhabitants of the conflict area and do not come from another country.
  Under each region listed is one or more of the following:
  De facto state: for regions with de facto autonomy from the government
  Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state
  Proposed autonomous area: for movements toward greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession
  De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region
  Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control
  Political party: for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession
  Militant organisation: for armed separatist organisations
context_section_description: Boer/Afrikaner homeland
  Ethnic group: Afrikaners
  Proposed state: Volkstaat
  Political Party: Freedom Front Plus (in parliament and member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization). Outside parliament: National Conservative Party of South Africa, Boerestaat Party, Herstigte Nasionale Party.
  Pressure group: Orania Movement
  Status: Accord on Afrikaner self-determination
  Cape Republic
  Linguistic group: Afrikaans speakers
  Proposed State: Western Cape, Northern Cape (Excluding two districts), six municipalities within the Eastern Cape and one municipality in Free State.
  Political Party: Cape Party
  KwaZulu Natal
  Ethnic group: Zulu
  Proposed state:Zulu Kingdom
  Pressure group: Zulu royal family
caption: Map of the Cape of Good Hope in 1885 (blue). The area of Griqualand East is large, while the southern half of Bechuanaland Protectorate has been annexed as British Bechuanaland.