by AfriForum | May 22, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum is of the opinion that neighbourhood and farm watches must now more than ever be allowed to help safeguard communities. This follows after the announcement by Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, that offences such as hijackings and...
by AfriForum | May 22, 2020 | Community Affairs Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
The COVID-19 task team today continued supplying food to people in distress and combined forces with Cradle of Hope, a non-profit organisation in Krugersdorp, to hand out food parcels to residents in need. The need in this community is gigantic and approximately 700...
by AfriForum | May 22, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Intercultural cooperation, Media statements, Heritage and culture Media statements
AfriForum and the Princess Gabo Foundation are empowering the Tswana community to fight COVID-19 by creating and distributing instructions in Setswana to community members to make homemade washable masks. The instructions will be distributed and the mask making effort...
by AfriForum | May 21, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Corruption Media statements
AfriForum and Solidarity today in the Northern Gauteng High Court served their applications for leave to appeal in their respective cases against the Department of Tourism. This comes after this department earlier announced that emergency relief to businesses in this...
by AfriForum | May 21, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, AfriVriendelik Media statements
45% of businesses consider retrenching their employees within the next three months as a consequence of the national lockdown. Moreover, 24% indicated that retrenchments have already occurred. These are some of the most notorious findings of a telephonic survey that...
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...
