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 Welkom branch places Matjhabeng Municipality on terms

By 16/08/201903/11/2020

AfriForum’s Welkom branch placed the Matjhabeng Local Municipality on terms on 15 August over raw sewage that flows into the backyards of various residential areas in the Doorn extension.

The community and other role-players approached AfriForum to put pressure on the municipality to ensure that the problem is addressed.

AfriForum requests the municipality urgently to resolve the sewage problem, as well as provide an action plan on preventing this same problem in future.

“It is shocking to see how the raw sewage dams up in residents’ properties. We will continue to put pressure on the municipality to ensure that the problem is resolved, and answers provided,” says Jp Nel, AfriForum’s Assistant Coordinator for the Hoogland.

The municipality was given a week to submit their action plan to AfriForum. The Welkom branch will continue to monitor the situation.

AfriForum’s Welkom branch invites the community to get involved in the organisation’s coming projects and actions. Join AfriForum and become part of the solution: SMS “Welkom” to 31481 (R1).