Hanrick Swart

Who are we? We are the ordinary, law-abiding citizens who simply want to live our daily lives in peace. We are Afrikaners and other minority communities who want to protect our language, culture, heritage and identity, while at the same time fully participating in building a prosperous South Africa. We are the clerks, managers, artisans and workers who put in long hours under difficult conditions to feed and support our families. We are lawyers, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, doctors and many other professionals who contribute every day to the building of our country. We are the farmers and farm workers who, despite crime, droughts, difficult economic conditions and often no support from the government, still ensure that food reaches South Africans’ tables. We are the truck drivers, train operators, factory workers and mine workers without whose labour the wheels of the economy cannot turn. We are the commuters who must travel daily for hours through all weather conditions because public infrastructure and transport services do not function as they should. We are the people who cannot find work, yet do not rely on state dependency; who create their own opportunities through market stalls, informal trade and small businesses by selling baked goods, vegetables, fruit, handicrafts and other products to support their families. We are the taxpayers who pay ever-increasing taxes, but all too often receive no service delivery in return. We are the people who have lost their jobs, or who struggle to find work because government policy and discriminatory legislation limit opportunities. We are the young people with big dreams and ambitions who want to succeed on the basis of hard work, talent and merit. We are the God-fearing and law-abiding citizens who believe in strong families, community values and mutual respect; people who simply want to live in peace, without fear of crime and without the burden of corruption, mismanagement and collapsing service delivery. We are the people who believe that no South African should be disadvantaged because of race, language or culture, and that every citizen should have equal opportunities to prosper. We are the people who keep this country running every day. We are the people who pay the bills. We are the people who want to build a better future for our children. We are the people who have had enough of the hopelessly corrupt ANC. This is who we are.