The news of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU has spread like wildfire, and the consequences are slowly rolling out.

Not only has our very own JSE plummeted, but the pound has also decreased in value.

Inspired by the news, ZA News, the home of those satirical puppet shows, released a statement announcing a Cexit – or Cape Exit:

Inspired by Britain’s Brexit vote, a group of Capetonians calling themselves Better Than Whole (BTW) are campaigning for a Cexit – or Cape Exit – from South Africa.

According to BTW spokesperson Stephanie Green, Cape Town would just be better off emotionally without the whole rest of the country to deal with. “Plus we can charge a fortune when they apply for visas for their summer holidays in the Cape”.

Cexit already has a trendy website, a meaningful song, and a solid hashtag. BTW are also subtly referencing that the move would help keep those Eastern Cape “refugees” out, but definitely not in a racist way.

For the purposes of Cexit, Cape Town obviously includes the wine route and Hermanus, although they remain undecided about the West Coast.

I’m totally down – and definitely think we should include the West Coast. After all, this is how we see the country, apparently:

[You know, it’s things like these that feed others’ imaginations and we may just well see this transpire in the months to come.]

[source: zanews]