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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Success: Mining company withdraws application to mine coal south of Kruger National Park

ByAfriForum 21/10/202221/10/2022

It has come to the attention of the civil rights organisation AfriForum that the mining company, which wanted to mine coal on the southern border of the Kruger National Park, has withdrawn its application.

Tenbosch Mining (Pty) Ltd’s environmental consultant said in a notice to all stakeholders that Tenbosch is withdrawing their application for a mining license and environmental approval in the Kruger National Park.

“AfriForum welcomes this decision. This is the eighth time that an application has been brought for coal mining activities in this specific area, so we will continue to keep a close eye on this type of mining activity in the south of the Kruger National Park, which will have a large-scale impact,” says Lambert de Klerk, manager for Environmental Affairs at AfriForum.

“We also encourage community members to notify us of any other mining activities in that area. Since the very mine company – with the same directors – has undergone a name change twice since AfriForum’s involvement and has just brought a similar application again, AfriForum will remain ready and monitor the issue,” concludes De Klerk.

In 2019, AfriForum also submitted a criminal complaint to the SAPS after it came to light that Singo Consulting – the environmental consultant who at the time conducted an environmental impact study on behalf of Manzolwandle Investments (Pty) Ltd. – allegedly committed fraud in this environmental impact study. AfriForum is still awaiting feedback from the SAPS in this regard.