by AfriForum | Oct 30, 2019 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Thandi Modise, former Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and current Speaker of the National Assembly, appeared in the Potchefstroom Regional Court today on charges of animal cruelty. The case was provisionally postponed to 24 to 27 March 2020, when...
by AfriForum | Oct 30, 2019 | Media statements, National health insurance Media statements
The community of Kimberley attended AfriForum’s community meeting regarding the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill on 29 October 2019. The civil rights organisation encouraged the community during this event to attend the public hearing regarding NHI to give...
by AfriForum | Oct 29, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Public Enterprises, announced his plan to fix Eskom. The civil rights organisation AfriForum believes that the splitting of this monopoly – in clusters within Eskom that will compete with one another – is a step in the right direction, but...
by AfriForum | Oct 29, 2019 | Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum condemns the decision by Totalsports to remove the stand-up posters of Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth from its shops. AfriForum also accuses the retailer of allowing itself to be tainted by racial politics. Ernst Roets, Head of...
by AfriForum | Oct 29, 2019 | Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum established a new neighbourhood watch in Bankhara Budolong outside Kuruman on 23 October 2019. This neighbourhood watch forms part of AfriForum’s Kuruman branch. According to Johandré van Zyl, AfriForum’s Head of Safety for the...
