by AfriForum | Jul 23, 2018 | Archives
The civil rights organisation AfriForum on 22 July 2018 helped to prevent land grabbers from occupying private land in White River, Mpumalanga in cooperation with the White River SAPS. A group of approximately 300 people unlawfully occupied the land of a farmer in the...
by AfriForum | Jul 19, 2018 | Archives
Large parts of Pretoria were left without electricity for the past couple of weeks after the Wapadrand substation burnt down. This led to an increase in crime, which compelled AfriForum to intensify safety measures in these areas. AfriForum neighbourhood watches have...
by AfriForum | Jul 19, 2018 | Archives
AfriForum and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) today announced during a media conference that Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of the civil rights organisation’s Private Prosecution Unit, will privately prosecute Thandi Modise, Chairperson of...
by AfriForum | Jul 18, 2018 | Archives
Over the past few months, the Western Cape coastal town of Hermanus has been subject to protest actions. Marches were initially unleashed by unhappy stand owners from Zwelihle who have been promised housing by the municipality since 1998. The crisis was solved after...
by AfriForum | Jul 18, 2018 | Archives
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today served an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No 2 of 2000) to compel the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to release information pertaining to its decision to increase...
by AfriForum | Jul 17, 2018 | Archives
AfriForum Community Safety offered help to Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga, Provincial Police Commissioner for the Eastern Cape, after the local media had reported that the Mdantsane Flying Squad did not have a single operational vehicle. The report also mentioned the unit’s...
