United Independent Movement (UIM)

Founded: 2020.

The United Independent Movement is a South African political party founded in 2020 by former ANC national security adviser Neil de Beer as a civil society movement, registered as a party in August 2021, and contesting its first national election in 2024. Its 2024 Election Manifesto and its local government manifesto commit to ending BEE and race-based legislation, reinstating the Scorpions, free primary and secondary education, hard labour in prisons, stricter border control and community involvement in running municipalities.

Official website: https://uimsa.org/

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

9 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 — +0.50

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.

Between the two poles

We will support fair trading spaces, reduced unnecessary bureaucracy, support for small businesses, cleaner trading environments and local job creation initiatives.

LGE Manifesto , Informal traders & local economy (manifesto; accessed 2026-10-18)

Land reform and expropriation — +1.00

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

Leaning towards: strong property rights; redistribution only through willing-buyer/willing-seller and the courts.

In September 2021, De Beer stated two policies which caused him to leave the ANC were the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank and land without compensation, policies de Beer believed destroyed Foreign Direct Investment into South Africa.

United Independent Movement , Political beliefs (wikipedia, 2026-07-24; accessed 2026-10-18)

BEE and race-based redress — +1.75

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.

Race-based redress phased out or replaced by non-racial, class-based or need-based measures.

Ending BEE with immediate effect and revising and amending the current tender processes in South Africa in favour of purely merit based systems and processes.

2024 Election Manifesto , Our Action Plan (manifesto, 2024-04-30; accessed 2026-10-18)

Labour market — No published position found

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

Healthcare and NHI — No published position found

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Education — -0.75

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.

Providing free primary and secondary education to all learners.

2024 Election Manifesto , Our Action Plan (manifesto, 2024-04-30; accessed 2026-10-18)

Crime and policing — -1.00

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.

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

Re-introducing hard labour into our prison system.

2024 Election Manifesto , Our Action Plan (manifesto, 2024-04-30; accessed 2026-10-18)

Immigration — -1.00

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

Leaning towards: restrictive: tighter borders, limits on foreign nationals, deportation of undocumented migrants.

Securing and aggressively protecting our borders, upgrading all border posts and erecting more border posts if necessary.

2024 Election Manifesto , Our Action Plan (manifesto, 2024-04-30; accessed 2026-10-18)

Energy and climate — No published position found

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Federalism and devolution — No published position found

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Traditional leadership — No published position found

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Social values — -0.75

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

Leaning towards: conservative: law reflects religious or traditional morality, with narrower reproductive and lgbtq+ rights.

She has also stated the party is pro-life on the issue of abortion, but would not oppose abortions in the case of rape.

United Independent Movement , Political beliefs (wikipedia, 2026-07-24; 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 — -1.25

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.

Reinstating the Scorpions and placing them under competent leadership and management.

2024 Election Manifesto , Our Action Plan (manifesto, 2024-04-30; accessed 2026-10-18)

Local service delivery — +1.00

Centralised delivery: national standards and national or provincial intervention where councils fail.Municipal self-reliance: councils and communities decide, with private or community providers used where they work better.

Leaning towards: municipal self-reliance: councils and communities decide, with private or community providers used where they work better.

Involving communities in the revival and proper functioning of their local municipalities by making the necessary funds available and appointing or empowering competent people from such communities to drive such actions.

2024 Election Manifesto , Our Action Plan (manifesto, 2024-04-30; accessed 2026-10-18)