by AfriForum | Apr 24, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Corona Blog, Blogs, Other Blogs
While some people do have enough food and other supplies to live comfortably during the lockdown, many others are in a much different position. Dr Johan Böning of Solidarity Helping Hand says 782 needy families were provided with food and hand sanitisers from 4 to...
by AfriForum | Apr 9, 2020 | Blogs, Other Blogs
By Marnus Kamfer, Legal and Risk Manager for Community Safety The lives of all in South Africa completely changed on 15 March 2020 when the state of disaster was announced. Rights and privileges we took as granted were taken away overnight by regulations that came...
by AfriForum | Apr 2, 2020 | Blogs, Other Blogs
By Johan Kloppers Before asking what the symptoms of trauma are, it is important to first understand what trauma is. Thousands of people survive traumatic events and experience daily trauma; even family members and friends of victims are left traumatised after events....
by AfriForum | Apr 2, 2020 | Corona Blog, Blogs, Other Blogs
Dr. Eugene Brink, AfriForum’s Strategic Advisor for Community Affairs COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown in South Africa have taken the public by surprise in more ways than one, and the confusion on how it impacts some situations is bound to continue for a while....
by AfriForum | Mar 20, 2020 | Heritage and culture Blogs, Blogs
By Barend Uys You cannot outsource your responsibilities. Being a good citizen of your community and broader society, especially in times of disaster, is one of these responsibilities. When a virus – which is a threat to vulnerable people – is passed from person to...
by AfriForum | Mar 5, 2020 | Blogs
A vast majority of society have experienced traumatic incidents and survived. A pistol that did not go off during an attack, being the only survivor of a farm attack or escaping during a house robbery means the person is a trauma survivor. For most of the trauma...
