by AfriForum | Jul 15, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Adv. Phyllis Vorster, a prosecutor at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, succeeded today in persuading the state to withdraw charges against community members in Dwarskersbos for the alleged violation of lockdown regulations. The Unit will also support community...
by AfriForum | Jul 13, 2020 | Community Affairs Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
The AfriForum branch in Germiston donated personal protective equipment to the Kowa Pienaar Home after the home reported a large number of COVID-19 cases during the past few weeks. The branch donated 500 pairs of gloves, 300 aprons, 35 litres of hand sanitiser, and...
by AfriForum | Jul 2, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
AfriForum’s case regarding the problems that face South Africans who return or are being repatriated to the country was partially heard this morning by Judge Colleen Collis in a virtual hearing of the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The argument on the merits of...
by AfriForum | Jun 29, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Research Media statements
In a letter to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) today the civil rights organisation AfriForum requested that mistakes in the weekly epidemiology report be rectified. Researchers and advisors need accurate information to analyse the COVID-19...
by AfriForum | Jun 24, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Education and leadership projects Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum’s Mpumalanga branches assisted schools in the province in various ways to help them prepare to reopen under the strict regulations. This initiative, which distributed aid worth over R300 000 to schools, forms part of the #AfriForumStandsTogether for Schools...
by AfriForum | Jun 19, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit under the leadership of Adv. Gerrie Nel is representing residents of Ballito who fell victim to the unfair and arbitrary actions of municipal peace officers of the KwaDukuza Municipality. AfriForum has already requested the...
