by AfriForum | Jan 7, 2020 | Education and leadership projects Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum congratulates everyone who passed the matric exams of 2019 as well as the dedicated teachers who dutifully assisted them. At the same time, the news of an official pass rate of 81.3% has been met with concern. Although it is very high, it doesn’t give a...
by AfriForum | Dec 13, 2019 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum on 12 December 2019 directed a letter to Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, and Khehla Sithole, National Police Commissioner, and formulated questions regarding the firearm amnesty introduced. This amnesty was announced in the Government Gazette on...
by AfriForum | Dec 12, 2019 | Media statements, Expropriation Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum will launch a public support campaign today to take a stand against expropriation without compensation. This follows after the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee tasked with the amendment of the Constitution published a Bill aimed...
by AfriForum | Dec 11, 2019 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
AfriForum announced today that Adv Gerrie Nel, Head of the civil rights organisation’s private prosecution unit, demanded the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on behalf of the Meyiwa family to recommend a formal inquest into the death of Senzo Meyiwa. AfriForum...
by AfriForum | Dec 11, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has given the public a direct means by which to voice their displeasure with Eskom’s state of affairs and the unprecedented implementation of stage 6 load shedding. Written tongue in cheek, AfriForum’s petition letter solicits...
by AfriForum | Dec 5, 2019 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum has considered the matter relating to the shots allegedly fired off by Julius Malema, Leader of the EFF, using an object resembling an assault rifle in a serious light right from the outset. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) last week started with the...
