by AfriForum | Nov 7, 2019 | Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
The civil rights watchdog AfriForum delivered letters to 20 police stations in the Pretoria area on 6 November 2019 to inform the SAPS once again of the manner in which they should react to landgrabs. These letters were delivered together with the directive that the...
by AfriForum | Nov 7, 2019 | Media statements, Corruption Media statements
AfriForum laid criminal charges of incitement to violence against Godrich Gardee, Secretary General of the EFF, at the Lyttelton police station in Pretoria today. The organisation filed charges under Section 18 of the Riotous Assemblies Act, 17 of 1956. This follows...
by AfriForum | Nov 6, 2019 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
AfriForum launched a project today to visit as many police stations in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga to distribute guides that clearly explain the procedures for the police to manage landgrabs. Landgrabs has increased significantly since the beginning of 2019, with...
by AfriForum | Nov 5, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
AfriForum instructed its legal time to write a letter of demand to Eskom and the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. This follows Eskom’s decision to continue cutting power to the Municipality if it fails to pay R50 million to the power giant. According to Bronwen...
by AfriForum | Nov 5, 2019 | Education and leadership projects Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum describes the 2020 school placement process as chaotic bureaucratic floundering. The organisation has been flooded with complaints the past two weeks from parents who still haven’t received SMS notifications with offers for the placement of their children in...