by AfriForum | Jul 22, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Media statements
The State withdrew its charges against an accused, represented by AfriForum’s legal team, in one of the criminal cases regarding alleged contravention of the lockdown regulations. This follows AfriForum’s announcement on 1 June 2020 that it was undertaking two...
by AfriForum | Jul 22, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s active membership has just passed the quarter million milestone and currently boasts 250 054 members. The organisation’s membership stood at 237 000 members at the start of lockdown in March, which means that it recorded a net...
by AfriForum | Jul 21, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
AfriForum has just sent an urgent lawyer’s letter to the relevant authorities on behalf of a group of South Africans currently being quarantined at the Peermont Metcourt Hotel at Emperors Palace. The group has been told that they will have to stay in quarantine at the...
by AfriForum | Jul 18, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum welcomes regulations that have just been published in the Government Gazette. These regulations stipulate that people returning to South Africa from abroad may self-isolate for a fixed period. This means that AfriForum’s...
by AfriForum | Jul 16, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit today supported members of the community in the municipal investigation into the misbehaviour of among others Jerome Pedro and Tertius Pool, traffic officers of the Bergrivier Municipality, as well as Adv. Hanlie Linde, the...
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...
