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 geared to halt increase in crime during festive season

ByAfriForum 18/11/202118/11/2021

The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches will launch national patrol projects across the country from 1 to 31 December to increase their overall visibility during the festive season. If the current level 1 restriction continues to apply over December, there may be an increase in crime.

In 2020, criminal activity increased by more than 50% during the last six months of the year. Therefore, it is important that community safety structures are geared with confirmed information, feasible strategies and coordinated actions and cooperation between all role players.

AfriForum currently has more than 160 neighbourhood watches across South Africa. The neighbourhood watches are ready to improve the safety of their respective communities over this period.

During the festive season, two different security initiatives will be undertaken by AfriForum’s safety structures. The first one is the national patrol and for the second one the neighbourhood watches are going to be operating especially over the Christmas weekend to curb crime.

“The more people join AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches, the greater the ability to deal with the tide of crime,” says Raymond Hohls, Operational Manager for Community Safety at AfriForum.

AfriForum wants to encourage people to join the organisation’s safety structures in their communities. Join AfriForum today: SMS your name to 45353 (R1).