by AfriForum | Sep 12, 2019 | Media statements, Farm murders Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum welcomed the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) inclusion of farm murders in its 2018/2019 crime statistics under the header of “Violence at farms and smallholdings”. At the same time, the organisation appeals to SAPS to...
by AfriForum | Sep 12, 2019 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum took note of South Africa’s crime statistics for the 2018/2019 financial year – which were released earlier today by the South African Police Service (SAPS) – with grave concern. The rise in violent crime and especially murder...
by AfriForum | Sep 12, 2019 | Media statements, National health insurance Media statements
As part of AfriForum’s campaign against the destructive bill on national health insurance (NHI), the civil rights organisation submitted its commentary on 12 September 2019 at the Houses of Parliament. AfriForum also requested representatives of the portfolio...
by AfriForum | Sep 11, 2019 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum sent a letter on Monday 9 September 2019 to Stevens Mokgalapa, Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, about the illegal recyclers who live across from SuperSport Park in Centurion. AfriForum members complained about the major safety and other risks that these illegal...
by AfriForum | Sep 9, 2019 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum recently tested the water of various areas in Pretoria to determine the quality of the drinking (blue drop status) and sewage water (green drop status) of towns in this region. AfriForum’s national blue and green drop project focuses on the state of drinking...
by AfriForum | Sep 9, 2019 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) informed Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, that the NPA has issued warrants of arrest for two of the four alleged murderers of Col. Patrick Karegeya, the former Rwandan Head of Intelligence. The NPA...
