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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Officer at license office arrested for R1 million fraud and corruption after AfriForum intervention

ByAfriForum 13/10/202213/10/2022

The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s complaint to the City of Tshwane about alleged fraud and corruption of an officer at a license office in Pretoria, paid off after the accused officer was arrested by the SAPS. The City of Tshwane has also confirmed that an internal investigation has been launched against the accused officer and that disciplinary action will be taken based on its outcome.

Earlier in 2022, AfriForum received information that an officer at the licensing office in question was guilty of serious fraud and corruption. According to AfriForum’s information, the total amount of corruption and fraud of which the officer is accused amounts to more than R1 million. The organisation sent a lawyer’s letter to the City of Tshwane with the official complaint, as well as relevant information and evidence. A meeting between AfriForum and the City of Tshwane also took place in May 2022, in which the City undertook to investigate the matter.

“Successes like these are always the highlight of our work at AfriForum. It also shows the key role civil society plays in exposing corruption and fraud by officials. AfriForum pledges to continue our work of holding governments accountable at local and national level for poor service delivery and corrupt employees,” says Reiner Duvenage, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum.

SENIOR NPA OFFICER ACCUSED OF RACISM SUSPENDED AFTER PRESSURE BY PRIVATE PROSECUTION UNIT

ByAfriForum 03/03/202103/09/2021

Pumeza Futshane, Head Prosecutor at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, was suspended from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) pending disciplinary action…