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.

Local Government Affairs Media statements | Media statements

AfriForum instructs legal team to take action against Eskom

By 18/06/202003/11/2020

The civil rights organisation AfriForum has instructed its legal team to take action against Eskom seeing that the power giant is planning on cutting the electricity supply to the Brits area from 3 July 2020. This follows after Eskom reacted to AfriForum’s letter in which the power supplier argues that they reserve the right to cut electricity. Eskom also admitted in the letter that the crisis can be attributed to the Madibeng Local Municipality’s mismanagement of funds. The Municipality owes Eskom approximately R138 million.

According to AfriForum, it is unfair of Eskom to punish the Brits community while the crisis was clearly caused as a result of the incompetent management of the Municipality.

“It is unfair to punish residents who reliably paid their electricity account to the Municipality for money that the Municipality failed to pay to Eskom due to mismanagement. The Municipality continuously proves that they are incompetent to manage financial sources and to maintain critical infrastructure,” says Petrus Coetzee, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for Marico.

AfriForum would like to make a bigger difference in the community and encourages residents to become involved. Become part of the solution: SMS “Brits” to 45351 (R1).

Environmental affairs Media statements | Media statements

AFRIFORUM: DRAFT ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING POLICY MUST NOT LEGITIMISE ILLEGAL MINING

ByAfriForum 17/06/202103/09/2021

AfriForum submitted comments on the draft Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Policy on the 17 June 2021. The policy was published by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in the Government Gazette of 5…