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 provides legal support to Dundee farmer

ByAfriForum 14/10/202114/10/2021

The civil rights organisation AfriForum today announced that it will assist Garth Simpson from Dundee with legal assistance. Simpson was charged with murder after an incident on his farm a few weeks ago. During the conference AfriForum explained that the organisation became involved in the case because it seems that Simpson displayed a good defence and he will possibly be successful in his defence provided that he has excellent legal representation during the hearing and that he does not fall victim to now cliched political and racial based accusations.

AfriForum already instructed its attorneys Hurter Spies Inc. in this regard and an advocate has already been appointed for this purpose.

AfriForum appointed the criminal law expert Dr Llewelyn Curlewis to investigate the case and to make recommendations. Curlewis today explained that from a legal point of view, Simpson’s version will have a full-fledged defence against the charge(s) if it is accepted by the court, and that it is also unequivocally substantiated by the cell phone video evidence.

Ernst Roets, AfriForum’s head of Policy and Action, says that as a rule AfriForum does not usually get involved in individual cases, but that the organisation did however become involved in this case because there are bigger issues at stake that do not only affect the accused, but also the broader community. Roets describes the events at Dundee as tragic. According to him the case should be thoroughly investigated and justice must prevail. “It is a fact that several national concerns are playing out on this issue. Farmers and people in rural areas are confronted daily with the reality of farm murders, landgrabs, threats of expropriation, increasing crime rates and an inefficient police service. In these circumstances, it is inevitable that tragic incidents like this will take place on farms.”