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

More tax money in the pockets of 177 000 public servants: AfriForum demands disciplinary action

ByAfriForum 20/09/202120/09/2021

The civil rights organisation AfriForum demands that action be taken against public servants who have wrongfully received welfare grants.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is currently investigating 177 000 public servants who receive welfare grants. According to Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development the money will be recovered.

“The minister should not announce that the money will be recovered, it should have already been recovered. AfriForum also demands evidence to see that the money has been collected and we want to know exactly what steps will be taken against these rogue public servants,” said Jacques Broodryk, AfriForum’s campaigns manager.

It is estimated that in July alone, about R200 million was paid in grants to public servants.

Zulu has also indicated that public servants will have to prove that they are entitled to welfare grants in the future.

“The minister’s comments only show how incompetent she and her staff are. One would think that it is standard procedure to prove that you are entitled to taxpayers’ money, before it is simply paid to you. Once again, the ANC government is showing us that it is time for a tax protest,” Broodryk concluded.