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 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
Brig. Lawrence Nkgweng replied earlier today to AfriForum’s letter to Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, about the possible extension of the firearms amnesty period. Nkgweng indicated that Cele had indeed approached Parliament to have the amnesty period extended by...
