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.

Media statements

Dis-Chem uproar: Support pharmacies where you and your money are welcome

ByAfriForum 18/10/202218/10/2022

The civil rights organisation AfriForum strongly condemns the racist personnel policy of Dis-Chem and encourages its more than 308 000 members and supporters to support community pharmacies instead. AfriForum has an online platform, AfriForum Sakenetwerk, where local businesses can easily be found and listed. Now you can effortlessly locate your local community pharmacy.

“Dis-Chem is not the only pharmacy in South Africa. AfriForum urges its members and supporters to support their local community pharmacy and let their money do the talking!” says Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum.

This comes after an internal memo was issued by Dis-chem’s CEO, Ivan Saltzman, in which a moratorium is placed on the appointment or promotion of white people in Dis-Chem.

“Dis-Chem’s racial discrimination is shocking and unacceptable. AfriForum supports Solidarity’s legal action against Dis-Chem, which will challenge the refusal on the appointment and promotion of white people in court. There must be an all-encompassing debate regarding racially discriminatory legislation and policies in South Africa. It is high time that these policies are condemned and finally abolished,” concludes Van Zyl.

The public can find their local community pharmacy on www.afriforumsakenetwerk.co.za. AfriForum encourages community pharmacies to register for free on this platform.