by AfriForum | Nov 9, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum concluded its annual arbor month on 6 November by planting 50 almond trees (Prunus dulcis) at the Maranata Care Centre outside Pretoria. AfriForum planted more than 3 300 trees in September and October this year. Since the project’s start in 2011, the civil...
by AfriForum | Oct 27, 2020 | Community Affairs Media statements, Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum sent urgent letters to the Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni Metros on 27 October to address untreated sewage that flows into the Hennops, Kaalspuit and Sesmylspruit Rivers. These three rivers have been badly polluted for many years because of raw sewage...
by AfriForum | Sep 22, 2020 | Community Affairs Media statements, Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The AfriForum branch in Mossel Bay on 19 September planted trees in a park in Heiderand as part of the civil rights organisation’s national arbour month project. The event was attended by Dirk Kotze, the acting mayor, as well as other councillors, directors involved...
by AfriForum | Sep 7, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum today in a letter warned Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Water and Sanitation, about the large-scale problem which water leakages in the country can bring about. The organisation also requested the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to appoint a task team...
by AfriForum | Aug 28, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum kicked of its annual arbour month by planting six natal figs (Ficus natalensis) at The Lucky Lucy Foundation (http://www.luckylucy.org/) outside Malmesbury. AfriForum will dedicate the whole of September to tree planting across the country. According to...
by AfriForum | Aug 24, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum on 21 August 2020 submitted commentary on the intended exploration application in a region of the coastal area between St Francis Bay and Mossel Bay. SLR Consulting is applying on behalf of Total SA to drill 11 holes on the...
