by AfriForum | May 30, 2018 | Archives
AfriForum visited the landfill sites in Parys and Heilbron and found after an audit that these do not adhere to national standards. The audit forms part of an annual national campaign during which landfill sites in towns where AfriForum has established branches are...
by AfriForum | May 30, 2018 | Archives
“Despite more than 195 farm attacks this year, Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, still refuses to declare farm murders priority crimes. This silence and apathy is indicative that Government is in fact deprioritising farm murders and attacks as crimes,” says Ian Cameron,...
by AfriForum | May 28, 2018 | Archives
AfriForum launched the implementation of Project Nehemiah (a strategy against violent crime) on the East Rand over the past weekend. During the planning session, representatives focused on various aspects to curb crime on the East Rand and to support communities in...
by AfriForum | May 28, 2018 | Archives
AfriForum’s anti-bully team visited Laerskool Swartkop in Centurion on 25 May 2018 to launch the civil rights organisation’s anti-bullying guide. The anti-bullying campaign creates awareness of bullying in schools and includes information sessions with learners,...
by AfriForum | May 28, 2018 | Archives
The civil rights organisation AfriForum is concerned over the competency of Western Cape police members in the handling of firearms. This follows after media reports that 4 556 police members could not complete the firearm competency test in the 2017/2018 financial...
by AfriForum | May 25, 2018 | Archives
AfriForum Youth rejects the decision of the University of Pretoria (UP) and TuksRes to rename the UP hostels and hostel passage ways. Werner Beineke, Spokesperson for AfriForum Youth’s Tukkies branch, says that AfriForum Youth has received various complaints and...