by AfriForum | Jul 30, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Corona Blog, Blogs, Other Blogs
By Dr Eugene Brink, Strategic Adviser at AfriForum There is so much that is outrageous and unknown about COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown that I am surprised that so many people are still trying to make sense of what the government is doing. The ridiculousness,...
by AfriForum | Jun 22, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Corona Blog, Blogs, Education and leadership projects Blogs
By Dr Eugene Brink, strategic adviser for community affairs at AfriForum If you are baffled and upset by the way Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, and President Cyril Ramaphosa have been handling the reopening of schools, you should not feel alone....
by AfriForum | Jun 10, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Corona Blog, Blogs, Other Blogs
By Marnus Kamfer Firearm amnesty. Words that have created a plethora of questions and a real rumpus among firearm owners. While Police Minister Bheki Cele has already applied for a firearm amnesty period – following the expiry of the previous period on 31 May 2020 –...
by AfriForum | May 21, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Corona Blog, Blogs
By Marnus Kamfer A person with a valid permit to travel during the lockdown is pulled over by the SAPS. They insist on seeing the driver’s permit, which he produces immediately. Not satisfied, the officer wants to search the vehicle. The driver has nothing to hide and...
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 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....