by AfriForum | Nov 18, 2019 | Media statements, Corruption Media statements, National health insurance Media statements
During a media conference held today, AfriForum launched a comprehensive report on why the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa will be unconstitutional. The report further explains why the impact study on which the NHI is based, is...
by AfriForum | Nov 18, 2019 | Media statements
AfriForum launched a campaign today against Cecilia Molokwane, President of Netball South Africa (NSA), that is aimed at having her suspended pending an investigation into her. AfriForum received complaints that Molokwane had misbehaved and made racist remarks at the...
by AfriForum | Nov 13, 2019 | Media statements, Corruption Media statements
AfriForum today was in the equality court in Johannesburg in the civil rights organisation’s hate speech case against Black First Land First (BLF) and the organisation’s leader, Andile Mngxitama. The case was postponed indefinitely because proceedings could not be...
by AfriForum | Nov 13, 2019 | Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
AfriForum’s Benoni neighbourhood watch participated in the civil rights organisation’s national visibility patrol on 8 November 2019. 13 neighbourhood watch members travelled 634 km over 45 man-hours between 20:00 and 04:00. No serious incidents were reported....
by AfriForum | Nov 12, 2019 | Media statements, National health insurance Media statements
In a letter sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize today, AfriForum warns that the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) might eventually lead to a downgrade of the country’s credit rating to junk...
by AfriForum | Nov 11, 2019 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum submitted a complaint to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) on 7 November 2019 and sent a lawyer’s letter to the Tshwane Metro about the water situation in Hammanskraal after residents there have been without water for a long period of time. The HRC has...