National Conservative Party of South Africa

{{Infobox political party

|country = South Africa

|name = National Conservative Party of South Africa
Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika

|logo = National Conservative Party SA logo.svg

| colorcode = {{party color|Conservative Party (South Africa)}}

|leader = Valerie Byliefeldt

|secretary_general = Tessa

|leader1_title = National Chairperson

|leader1_name = Micheal Bluer

|leader2_title = Deputy Leader

|leader2_name = Schalkie van der Merwe [https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/anti-vaxx-lawyer-in-court-6-april-2022/ "Lawyer" in court on conspiracy to commit murder charges]

|leader3_title = Chancellor

|leader3_name = Fanie du Plooy

|leader4_title = Treasurer

|leader4_name = Thomas Deyzel

|leader5_title = Activism

|leader5_name = Riaan van Graan

|colours = {{colour box|Blue}}{{colour box|Yellow}}{{colour box|White}}
Blue, yellow and white

|slogan = Freedom in our lifetime

|foundation = 16 April 2016

|ideology = Conservatism
Self-determination
Afrikaner nationalism
White nationalism
National conservatism

|position = Right-wing

|student_wing = National Student Conservative Party

|youth_wing = Youth Conservative Party of South Africa

|wing1_title = Womens League

|wing1 = National Conservative Womens League

|headquarters = Pretoria

| seats1_title = National Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|400|hex={{party color|Conservative Party (South Africa)}}}}

| seats2_title = NCOP

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|90|hex={{party color|Conservative Party (South Africa)}}}}

| seats3_title =

| seats3 =

|website = [http://nkpsa.com/ www.nkpsa.ga]

}}

The National Conservative Party of South Africa ({{Langx|af|Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika}}) is an Afrikaner nationalist political party formed on 16 April 2016 in Pretoria.

Formation

The party was formed on 16 April 2016 by a wide spectrum of conservative and nationalist South Africans, many of whom had been members of the Conservative Party in the 1980s. Steve Hofmeyr, an Afrikaans singer and activist, was the main guest speaker at the founding congress on 16 April 2016. The party was registered as a political party by the Independent Electoral Commission on 27 May 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.citizen.co.za|title=Boer people want their land back|last=Citizen.co.za|date=28 November 2016|work=The Citizen}}

Ideology and policy

The party was also formed on the principles of the Conservative Party of Andries Treurnicht but with a modern approach.

Afrikaner self-determination is the core policy of the party, but that does not exclude other people of European descent, such as British South Africans, Irish, Portuguese, Greeks, Poles and Italians. They also focus on the protection of Afrikaner rights in today's South Africa. The ultimate goal of the party is external self-determination or secession from South Africa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nkpsa.ga/|title=NKPSA: Home|website=NKP}}

The party did not take part in the 2019 national or provincial elections and has been deregistered.Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party van Suid Afrika / National Conservative Party of South Africa, Facebook Page, 13 March 2019{{better source needed|reason=Facebook is not an ideal source|date=March 2021}}

Schalkie van der Merwe was arrested together with his wife, Leoni van der Merwe, for conspiracy to commit murder on 23 February 2022.{{Cite web |last=Coetzer |first=Marizka |date=2022-04-06 |title=Anti-vaxx lawyer, wife in court over conspiracy to murder |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/anti-vaxx-lawyer-in-court-6-april-2022/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=The Citizen |language=en}} Leoni van der Merwe reportedly counted out the money for the hit wearing blue surgical gloves and wrapped up the money in an empty chips packet.{{Cite news |last=Otto |first=Hanti |date=23 March 2023 |title=Moordsaak teen entstof-aktiviste uitgestel oor 'nuwe getuienis' |url=https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/nuus/hof/moordsaak-teen-entstof-aktiviste-uitgestel-oor-nuwe-getuienis-20230323 |work=Netwerk24 |language=af}}

Events

The party organised a memorial on Friday 20 May 2016 at the place of the Church Street bomb in Pretoria, a terrorist attack by the military-wing of the African National Congress, the Umkhonto we Sizwe on 20 May 1983. A memorial stone was placed at the scene in memory of the lives that were lost on that day.{{Cite news|url=https://recordeast.co.za|title=Church Street bombing remembered|date=21 May 2016|work=Pretoria East Rekord}}

In January 2019, leader Willie Cloete and a number of other members left to join Front National.{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2140570392727520&id=743870385730868 |title=Front Nasionaal SA / Front National SA |website=facebook.com |language=en |access-date=2019-05-09}}{{better source needed|reason=Facebook is not an ideal source|date=March 2021}}

References

{{cite web|url=http://www.nkpsa.ga/p/about.html|title=Party Website}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/477182879066854/photos/a.477454409039701.1073741828.477182879066854/941336092651528/?type=3&theater|title= Founding Congress|website= Facebook}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.netwerk24.com/Nuus/Algemeen/onmin-oor-herdenking-van-kerkstraat-bom-20160520|title=Onmin oor herdenking van Kerkstraat-bom|publisher=Netwerk 24|language=af|access-date=29 May 2016}}
{{cite web|url=http://rekordeast.co.za/93946/church-street-bombing-remembered-2/|title=church-street-bombing-remembered|date=21 May 2016 }}
{{cite web|url=http://www.dievryburger.co.za/2016/03/persverklaring-deur-nuwe-politieke-party/|title= Press Release in regards to founding congress}}