by AfriForum | Aug 23, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
On 21 August 2021 AfriForum Youth’s Kimberley branch cleaned the Burger monument in Magersfontein and laid wreaths. The project was undertaken together with the Rapportryerbeweging, the Voortrekkers, Land Service and members of the public. The monument was last...
by AfriForum | Aug 14, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
In a letter to Prof. Wim de Villiers, rector and vice-chancellor of the University Stellenbosch today, AfriForum Youth submitted commentary on the proposed second version of the US language policy. 14 August is Afrikaans Language Day. Amongst others, the student...
by AfriForum | May 5, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
AfriForum Youth and the AfriForum branch in Bloemfontein donated rubbish bins to Cheetahs for Change to help them keep the area around the Toyota Stadium clean. The Mangaung Metro has been struggling to provide clean-up services over the past few weeks. Cheetahs for...
by AfriForum | Apr 22, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
The continuous empty promises of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and its failure to pay out allowances, are increasingly leading to violent protests on campuses all over the country. This once again became clear after this week’s student protests at the...
by AfriForum | Apr 20, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
AfriForum Youth today directed an urgent letter to the management of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in reaction to recent incidents of a racist nature on the campus. Three demands are put to the university management in the letter. In the first place, AfriForum...
by AfriForum | Apr 15, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
AfriForum Youth’s case against the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) was heard in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town yesterday (14 April 2021). In 2020, NSFAS summarily cancelled funding of about 5 000 students, and 132 of these students then...