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.

BENONI NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SPENDS NEARLY 700 MAN-HOURS IN AUGUST PATROLLING

ByAfriForum 27/08/202106/09/2021

The AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Benoni worked hard in August to safeguard the community, while both the neighbourhood watch and the branch in the town showed significant growth.

The neighbourhood watch covered a total of 7 795 km during patrols in August that took 677 man-hours. The patrollers, among others, assisted at four vehicle accident scenes, they helped to track three missing persons and they also helped to extinguish eight fires in the area.

In addition, the branch grew with 34 new members during the month, of which 23 also joined the neighbourhood watch as patrol members. All the new and existing neighbourhood watch members received basic training to be able to act within the framework of the law in various situations.

The branch also on 21 August completed a clean-up and renovation project at the Benoni Child Welfare Centre. During the project, wall plugs were repaired, globes were replaced and the adjacent areas were cleaned up by pruning trees and bushes.

“This is remarkable statistics and an important indication that it is a winning recipe to be able to live freely, safely and prosperously in the Benoni community,” says Dewet Ungerer, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the East Rand.

Ungerer adds that AfriForum’s Benoni branch and neighbourhood watch will each month take the successful growth, patrols and projects to new heights and encourages the community to become involved.

Become involved with this AfriForum branch and neighbourhood watch today: Send an email to benoni@afriforumtak.co.za.