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’s East Rand neighbourhood watches participate in national patrol

Byafriforum 17/03/202003/11/2020

AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches in Kempton Park, Boksburg, Brakpan, Edenvale, Germiston, Benoni and Springs participated in AfriForum’s national patrol on 13 March 2020. The SAPS, local CPFs and other neighbourhood watches were also involved in the patrol.

A total of 141 AfriForum branches, of which 60 branches are in the northern region, participated in the national patrol.

AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches in the East Rand want to make a difference in their respective communities by reassuring and safeguarding residents through the initiation of high visibility operations. A total of 166 AfriForum members and 66 other participants were involved in the East Rand part of the national patrol. A distance of approximately 7 830 km was completed in 109 vehicles. About ten incidents were handled by AfriForum, which included damage to street lights, robbery, armed robbery, house-breaking and attempted cable theft.

“Visibility plays a decisive roll in curbing crime. AfriForum neighbourhood watches will therefore put emphasis on increased visibility operations in their respective areas. AfriForum’s safety team wants to thank the SAPS, CPFs and security companies who supported AfriForum’s East Rand branches during this mass patrol. Good cooperation is the key to success,” says Butch Blignault, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the East Rand.