by AfriForum | Jun 2, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Media statements, National health insurance Media statements
AfriForum condemns President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement that the COVID-19 pandemic is a building block for the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI). The civil rights organisation will continue to fight the implementation of this destructive policy....
by AfriForum | Jun 2, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), Media statements
AfriForum has appointed a legal team to assist two victims of suspected unlawful arrests – that took place during the nationwide lockdown – in their respective cases. During the first incident, a man with a valid permit was pulled off by the SAPS and arrested on the...
by AfriForum | Jun 2, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Media statements
AfriForum today demanded in a letter to Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Transport, that its online booking system be reopened to allow the public to apply for or renew their drivers’ licences. The civil rights organisation also indicated that it would take legal steps if...
by AfriForum | Jun 1, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
Albert Fritz, Minster of Community Safety in the Western Cape, announced today that the National Secretary of the SAPS had indicated that neighbourhood watches may once again resume their operations. This follows AfriForum writing to Bheki Cele, Minister of Police,...
by AfriForum | Jun 1, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit demanded in a letter to the mayor of Dwarskersbos today that Jerome Pedro, a traffic officer in Dwarskersbos, be suspended pending an impartial and fair investigation into his conduct. The unit is acting on behalf of five people...
by AfriForum | Jun 1, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
AfriForum is demanding answers from all the relevant state departments, including the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), regarding the confusion that is currently prevailing with regard to the return of...
