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 requests an action plan for sewage spillage in Richards Bay

ByAfriForum 02/03/202302/03/2023

AfriForum requests from the uMhlathuse Local Municipality to send this civil rights organisation a written action plan to solve the frequent sewage spillage in Veldenvlei in Richards Bay. This follows after residents in this area have already been struggling for 10 years to get the problem resolved.

In a letter sent to the municipal manager on 23 February, AfriForum also requests that the timetable that demonstrates the municipality’s actions to tackle this problem be provided to them.

“The situation has become unbearable due to the frequent pollution and high levels of E.coli in the water. It not only pollutes the freshwater stream but also the fish life in Lake Mzingazi. Regardless of years of complaints, we now demand a drastic solution to this problem,” said Sias van Schalkwyk, resident of Veldenvlei.

AfriForum gave the uMhlathuse municipality 14 days to propose an action plan. To date, no feedback has been received from the municipality.

“The uMhlathuse Local Municipality is considered to be among the top 10 best municipalities in South Africa and we hope that this problem will be resolved soon. AfriForum will consider criminal charges if our request is not met,” said Eugene van Aswegen, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for KwaZulu-Natal.

The community is encouraged to get involved with the AfriForum branch in Richards Bay in order to make a real difference: SMS “Richards Bay” to 45344 (R1).