National Coloured Congress (NCC)

Founded: 2020.

The National Coloured Congress is a South African party led by Fadiel Adams, formed as the Cape Coloured Congress and registered nationally from 2023. Its 2024 election manifesto describes the party as social democratic and organises its programme around reparations and land reform for descendants of indigenous peoples, free education and state-controlled national health insurance, a R10 000 minimum wage, scrapping affirmative action, and enforcement-led responses to gang and drug crime. The party holds two National Assembly seats after the 2024 general election.

Official website: https://www.nationalcolouredcongress.org.za/

Not yet reviewed by a human. These positions were placed by reading the sources below; each one links to the document it came from.

13 of 15 axes have a cited position. Axes without a published position are marked as such and are never scored.

Positions

Economy: state or market — -0.75

State-led: the state owns or directs key industries, sets prices and plans investment.Market-led: private ownership, deregulation, lower taxes and a smaller state.

Leaning towards: state-led: the state owns or directs key industries, sets prices and plans investment.

By subsidising the cost of water and electricity as well as daily necessities such as bread and butter in certain locations.

Our Message , To address food security within communities (party_document; accessed 2026-10-18)

Land reform and expropriation — -2.00

Expropriation without compensation and state custodianship of land.Strong property rights; redistribution only through willing-buyer/willing-seller and the courts.

Expropriation without compensation and state custodianship of land.

We as the National Coloured Congress support the implementation of land reform without compensation. We demand for the return of wealth usurped from the locals by colonizers. We call for a State-Owned Land Bank to be the custodian of all state-owned land to create generational wealth for all citizens of South Africa.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 4. Land Reform (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

BEE and race-based redress — +1.50

Race-based redress expanded: BEE, employment equity and ownership targets enforced.Race-based redress phased out or replaced by non-racial, class-based or need-based measures.

Leaning towards: race-based redress phased out or replaced by non-racial, class-based or need-based measures.

The scrapping of affirmative action policies and the establishment of employment policies that provides work for ALL.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 8. The Right to Work, commitments (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Labour market — -1.50

Strong worker protection: higher minimum wages, collective bargaining, limits on labour broking and dismissal.Flexible labour market: easier hiring and dismissal, fewer statutory protections, incentives for employers.

Strong worker protection: higher minimum wages, collective bargaining, limits on labour broking and dismissal.

Casualisation of labour creates uncertainty and keeps income at low levels leaving many at the mercy of labour brokers. WE DEMAND AN INCREASE IN THE CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE TO R10K PER MONTH.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 8. The Right to Work (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Healthcare and NHI — -2.00

Universal public health care: a publicly funded and publicly provided National Health Insurance with a smaller private sector.Private provision: medical schemes and market competition carry most of the system, with a smaller public role.

Universal public health care: a publicly funded and publicly provided National Health Insurance with a smaller private sector.

We demand the immediate introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme in all private and public health centres) under state control, that will guarantee free access to health care at the point of care. All medical professions to be fully funded by the state and the state to pay for such medical services and skills.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 5. Health (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Education — -1.00

State-directed schooling: a central curriculum, expanded free public education and tighter regulation of independent schools.Parental choice: independent schools, charter-type models and market mechanisms in education.

Leaning towards: state-directed schooling: a central curriculum, expanded free public education and tighter regulation of independent schools.

The right to free and compulsory education for every child, from preschool to first degree ... We will introduce special categories in the curriculum such as ethics, mining, trading, investment, real estate, agriculture & farming.

Election Manifesto 2024 , Preamble; 2. Education (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Crime and policing — -1.75

Enforcement-first: more police and soldiers on the streets, harsher sentences, fewer procedural limits on the state.Prevention-first: community policing, restorative justice, and civil-liberties safeguards.

Enforcement-first: more police and soldiers on the streets, harsher sentences, fewer procedural limits on the state.

NCC will campaign for the limited reinstatement of the death penalty for premeditated murder and rape related to the War on the Cape Flats as well as economic crimes committed against the Citizens of South Africa. NCC will campaign for the Gangs and Drug Merchants to be declared as terrorists in law.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 9. Safety and Security (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Immigration — -1.50

Restrictive: tighter borders, limits on foreign nationals, deportation of undocumented migrants.Open: freer movement, rights for migrants, and regional integration.

Restrictive: tighter borders, limits on foreign nationals, deportation of undocumented migrants.

Foreigners with specific special skills shall only be allowed to perform skills transfer instead of employment over local citizens.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 7. Unemployment (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Energy and climate — -0.75

Rapid decarbonisation: coal phase-out, renewable generation and climate commitments prioritised.Energy security first: continued coal, gas or nuclear generation and a slower transition.

Leaning towards: rapid decarbonisation: coal phase-out, renewable generation and climate commitments prioritised.

We call for the serious reduction on coal and electricity exports to neighbouring countries. We call for a developed a plan for investments in energy infrastructure, including renewable energy sources, grid modernization, and energy efficiency initiatives, to promote a transition to a more sustainable and resilient energy system.

Election Manifesto 2024 , 11. Energy Efficiency (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Federalism and devolution — +0.50

Centralised: a unitary state where national government sets policy and lower tiers have limited discretion.Devolved or federal: more powers, budgets and discretion for provinces and municipalities.

Between the two poles

By decentralisation of public services, offices and industries which will promote shared prosperity among regions by preventing regional poverty pockets.

Our Message , To address inequalities within communities (party_document; accessed 2026-10-18)

Traditional leadership — -0.50

Expanded role: traditional leaders hold formal powers over governance, land and customary law.Limited role: elected structures and individual constitutional rights take precedence over customary authority.

Between the two poles

National Coloured Congress furthermore believes in Self Determination for the Khoi and San regarding the right to determine responsibilities of individuals to their communities.

NCC Constitution 2023 , Preamble (constitution; accessed 2026-10-18)

Social values — -0.50

Conservative: law reflects religious or traditional morality, with narrower reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights.Liberal: secular law, with expanded gender, reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights.

Between the two poles

To prohibit CSE in schools.

NCC Constitution 2023 , 4. AIMS (constitution; accessed 2026-10-18)

Foreign policy — No published position found

No published position found. This axis does not count towards the match.

Anti-corruption and governance — -1.00

Expanded oversight: independent anti-corruption bodies with stronger investigative powers, asset forfeiture and procurement transparency.Smaller state machinery: fewer new bodies and regulations, with corruption handled through existing criminal law and the courts.

Leaning towards: expanded oversight: independent anti-corruption bodies with stronger investigative powers, asset forfeiture and procurement transparency.

By combatting fraud and corruption and directing the recovered funds to enable marginalised communities to have a stepping stone to develop themselves and afford them opportunities.

Our Message , To address inequalities within communities (party_document; accessed 2026-10-18)

Local service delivery — No published position found

No published position found. This axis does not count towards the match.