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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Mooi River neighbourhood watches participate in national patrol

ByAfriForum 18/04/202318/04/2023

AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches in the Mooi River on 14 April carried out a mass patrol in cooperation with the South African Police Service (SAPS), the local community policing forum (CPF), community members, security companies and security agencies. The patrol started around 18:00 and continued until 03:00 the next morning.

The patrol was carried out to increase policing visibility. A total of 7 065 km was covered and 261 patrollers with 212 vehicles participated. Around 140 people from security agencies, such as the SAPS, GPF and security companies, participated.

The neighbourhood watches that participated include Bothaville, Deneysville, Parys, Sasolburg, Songloed, the Hartbeesfontein neighbourhood and farm watches, Potchefstroom, Stilfontein, Orkney, Ventersdorp and Wolmaransstad.

No serious incidents were reported. Incidents ranged from suspicious vehicles, drunk drivers, public drunkenness, cable theft, domestic disturbance, vehicle accidents and small fires. Arrested suspects were handed over to the local police.

The two neighbourhood watches in Hartbeesfontein and the SAPS held a roadblock and approximately R95 500 in fines were issued.

“AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches will constantly conduct mass patrols to curb crime in cooperation with the SAPS and other security agencies. Communities and organisations must work together to fight crime. Increased visibility in the neighbourhoods and cities plays an important role in community safety,” says Joseph Renaud, AfriForum’s Safety Specialist for the central region.

“I am very proud of these neighbourhood watches who are always willing to participate in the national patrol. I thank every patroller who willingly gives their time every night to look after the safety of their respective communities,” says Alta Pretorius, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the Mooi River.

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