by AfriForum | Aug 7, 2019 | Media statements, National health insurance Media statements
AfriForum is ready to submit comments on the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill as soon as the period for public comment is opened. The civil rights organisation has opposed this socialist plan of the ANC since the announcement thereof. Dr Zweli Mkhize, Minister of...
by AfriForum | Aug 6, 2019 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Expropriation Media statements
It is with great concern that AfriForum takes notice of the R1,7 billion that was paid to 37 920 people as financial compensation after most of these applicants had taken no interest in the land concerned but had rather preferred financial compensation. The report...
by AfriForum | Aug 6, 2019 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum is making a plea to the Addo and Kirkwood communities to sharpen their safety and readiness. These areas have been ravaged by seven farm attacks since the end of March. In the most recent incident, on 1 August approximately...
by AfriForum | Aug 6, 2019 | Media statements, Corruption Media statements
AfriForum today laid criminal charges of money laundering and corruption against Fikile Mbalula, former Minister of Sport, at the Brooklyn police station. This follows after Sedgars Sport, a supplier of sport products, allegedly payed between R300 000 and R680 000 in...
by AfriForum | Aug 6, 2019 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum’s Margate branch submitted criminal charges against both the manager of the Ugu District Municipality and the manager responsible last week for the sewage treatment plant in Harding. This follows after serious sewage spillages took place at the plant next to...
by AfriForum | Aug 5, 2019 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, announced today that he and his team withdrew from the judicial inquest into the death of Reshall Jimmy. Jimmy died in December 2015 when the Ford Kuga he was driving burst into flames. Nel led the inquest...