by AfriForum | Apr 17, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
Appeals from thousands of concerned community members to Bheki Cele, the Minister of Police, that local safety structures like neighbourhood watches and community policing forums – among which patrols – should be resumed during the lockdown continue to fall on deaf...
by AfriForum | Apr 17, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
The AfriForum branches in Bloemfontein over the past two weeks donated 500 litres hand sanitiser to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), fire brigades, traffic departments, a school for autistic children, an aftercare centre for disabled persons and...
by AfriForum | Apr 15, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
AfriForum distributed hand sanitiser and masks to its 53 branches in the northern region today after the organisation launched a national project the past two weeks during which 15 000 bottles hand sanitiser were donated to several police stations, emergency services...
by AfriForum | Apr 15, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
AfriForum expressed its disappointment over the fact that Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, the Minister of Tourism, is spreading fake news by falsely claiming that AfriForum did not file court papers yesterday to oppose her and her Department’s use of race as a benchmark in...
by AfriForum | Apr 14, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
In its efforts to allow neighbourhood watches and other safety structures to operate during the lockdown period, the civil rights organisation AfriForum wrote to Bheki Cele, the Minister of Police, to request an urgent meeting with him. The organisation also launched...
by AfriForum | Apr 14, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
AfriForum today served court papers for an application for review to force the Minister and the Department of Tourism to ensure that the race of applicants must play no part in the support which the Department’s COVID-19 Tourism Relief Fund renders to small, micro-...