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

AfriForum calls for an end to national curfews

ByAfriForum 15/11/202115/11/2021

AfriForum’s legal team today sent a letter of demand to Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, stating that the continued implementation of national curfews as part of the state of disaster is irrational and unjustified. South Africa has been in a state of disaster since 15 March 2020.

In the letter to the minister, AfriForum has requested the following:

To be provided with written reasons why there are curfews as well as supporting evidence that curfews are an effective precautionary measure against COVID-19.

To be provided with the documents and supporting documents, expert reports, evidence and data which supports the decision to enact curfews.

That the implementation of national curfews be ceased with immediate effect.

AfriForum requested an urgent response by close of business on 19 November 2021.

“The continued forcing of curfews upon the population is unacceptable and not grounded in fact-based evidence. Therefore, AfriForum has stepped in to put a stop to this irrational policy. Should AfriForum not receive a response by the above-mentioned date it will be compelled to approach the High Court for relief, pending the Department and Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs providing the above requested data, supporting evidence and reasons” says Jacques Broodryk, Campaigns Manager at AfriForum.