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.

AfriForum Limpopo audits landfill sites

ByAfriForum 07/08/202307/08/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum audited 161 landfills nationwide this year as part of their national project to determine the condition of landfills in South Africa.

Only 2 out of 14 landfills audited in Limpopo met the national standards. In terms of applicable legislation and regulations, including the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008, all landfills must meet specific requirements.

How landfills in Limpopo compare:

According to Cee-J van der Walt, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for Soutpansberg, most landfills in Limpopo are in dire condition. “This is mainly due to mismanagement.”

“The most common problem that AfriForum’s branches in Limpopo noticed during the audit is that infrastructure is not being maintained. Keeping the site neat and covering the garbage is impossible since no earth moving equipment available. The type of garbage that enters these sites is also not controlled or monitored. It is a major concern as the municipal officials of Limpopo are not held accountable. Municipal deterioration is prevalent, and smaller municipalities suffer from large-scale mismanagement,” concludes van der Walt.

The situation can be attributed to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) being controlled by three different spheres of government. The national department only has the power to establish laws, policies, norms, and standards at a national level, but they have no power at a provincial or municipal level. The province reports to the provincial MEC, not the minister, while the lack of communication between Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and the DFFE causes another challenge.

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AfriForum launches Western Cape immune system initiative in collaboration with Solidarity Helping Hand

Byafriforum 08/05/202003/11/2020

The civil rights organisation AfriForum on 7 May 2020 launched its Western Cape immune system initiative in collaboration with Solidarity Helping Hand…