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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Community Safety Unit established in the Midlands

ByAfriForum 25/04/202425/04/2024

Last weekend, the AfriForum branch in the Midlands brought together a team of volunteers to establish a Community Safety Unit for this part of KwaZulu-Natal. The unit consists of a farm and neighborhood watch and has already enlisted 25 community members to patrol the area.

According to Albert Jooste, Leader of AfriForum’s Community Safety Unit in the Midlands, the civil rights organization will provide the community members with the necessary equipment and training so that they can act quickly and efficiently during emergencies. These farm and neighborhood watch teams will also work closely with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to secure the area.

AfriForum already serves on the SAPS’ Rural Community Safety Forum and is part of the Provincial Rural Safety Plan. Nevertheless, AfriForum’s Midlands branch will soon set up a repeater to make a radio network available to its members both on farms and in towns. “This will not only improve communication in the region, but also serve as an extra layer of safety in emergency situations,” says Oric Pretorius, chairman of AfriForum’s Midlands branch.

Residents who would like to get involved in AfriForum’s community safety unit in the Midlands can contact the branch at 082 426 9524 or 082 458 1966, or send an e-mail to voorsitter.midlands@afriforumtak.co.za.