Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

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AfriForum welcomes conviction of Liyaqat Mentoor’s murderer

Byafriforum 13/09/201903/11/2020

Onke Mashinini was today found guilty in the South Gauteng High Court for the murder of Liyaqat (Lee) Mentoor, as well as obstructing the course of justice and robbery with aggravating circumstances. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit continually supported the family during the court proceedings to ensure that justice was done.

Lee was allegedly last seen on 15 March 2018 outside his grandmother’s house in Roodekrans.

The Mentoor family approached AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit because they felt the police’s investigation surrounding the three-year-old Lee’s disappearance wasn’t initially done thoroughly.

“AfriForum welcomes the court’s judgement and we are satisfied that our involvement in the case contributed to justice prevailing,” says Nantes Kelder, Investigating Officer at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit.

Kelder furthermore complimented Adv. Paul Schutte, the Public Prosecutor, on a successful prosecution.