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.

Media statements | Sport

AfriForum helps Chess SA with a court case against unlawful suspension

ByAfriForum 13/07/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum brought a court application to set aside the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee’s (SASCOC) decision to suspend Chess SA. SASCOC suspended Chess SA on 22 April 2023 without any concrete reasons which is contrary to SASCOC’s procedures, as contained in its constitution. AfriForum strongly condemns this decision of SASCOC, as the reasons for the suspension are unfounded and unlawful.

Ronald Peters, manager of AfriForum Sport, says that SASCOC’s decision is just another example of how the official sports bodies in South Africa succumb to political pressure and show no backbone to promote and protect sporting codes – in this case chess. “It is clear that the legitimate council has been worked out by politically driven agendas, while this sport and its participants are now suffering from this power struggle,” says Peters.

Hendrik du Toit, President of Chess SA, explained that Chess SA is struggling with a group that has been trying to hijack the federation since 2017. “With little resources and the help of our legal team we averted an attempt to take over control of Chess SA in 2018. Chess SA was vindicated by a decision of a full bench of judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2022,” says Du Toit. “Chess SA realised that they needed some expert help. AfriForum’s track record to assist organisations targeted by state organs speaks for itself and became a natural choice,” concludes Du Toit.

A court date for this case will be confirmed soon.

Click here for AfriForum’s interview with Chess SA.