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’s Roodepoort branch actively involved in safeguarding community

By 30/07/201903/11/2020

The AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Roodepoort participated in various safety actions and raids during the month of July.

The neighbourhood watch on 19 July 2019 assisted the SAPS and ICE Community Policing during an area demarcation operation in Florida, Hamberg and Maraisburg.

“The branch and neighbourhood watch are proud to be working with the SAPS and the various policing forums to safeguard the community. The best weapon to combat crime is solidarity and support among different safety entities,” says Dewet Ungerer, AfriForum’s Assistant Coordinator for the West Rand.

This AfriForum branch’s monthly mass and crime prevention patrol was held on 26 July 2019 in cooperation with the following role-players: ER24, Honeydew CPF, Sophiatown CPF, Albertsville CPF, Fairlands CPF, FNQB CPF, BCI Security, APCAN Security, National Security, Tau Security, SRT Security, EC Security, Scpsl Security, CCJ Security, Delta Tactical, Emergency Control SA and ICE Community Policing.

Altogether 113 members participated in this mass patrol and the coming months’ patrols promise to be even bigger.

Ungerer adds that crime prevention patrols such as these can only be successful if the entire community do their part. “It is a privilege to be able to say that it is indeed the case in Roodepoort.”

Various problem areas in the community were patrolled during the patrol and no serious incidents were reported.

Join AfriForum’s Roodepoort branch today: SMS “Roodepoort” to 45341 (R1).