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 at UN Forum on Minority Issues: Shines light on SA government’s racial discrimination and “Kill the Boer” chant

ByAfriForum 30/11/202330/11/2023

Today, during a presentation at the sixteenth session of the United Nations (UN) Forum on Minority Issues, AfriForum brought the ongoing incidents of discrimination and hate speech against minorities in South Africa to the attention of the forum. These issues include, among others: the chanting of the song “Kill the Boer” by high-profile politicians; the South African government’s planned exclusion of white farmers from tariff-free agricultural exports to the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) if they don’t meet certain race criteria; and the application of race as a condition for water use licence applications.

According to Ernst van Zyl, AfriForum’s Head of Public Relations, “these forums are valuable opportunities to network with other organisations that represent minority groups, as well as international role-players who are sympathetic to AfriForum’s cause.”

The findings highlighted in AfriForum’s presentation and reports attracted a lot of interest among the representatives at the Minority Forum, explains Van Zyl.

AfriForum also presented a report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) earlier this week. With today’s presentation, AfriForum’s international campaign at the UN has now been concluded.

“With another successful international campaign finalised, AfriForum will now continue its primary strategy to further implement and expand state-proof, community-based solutions in South Africa,” concludes Van Zyl.