by AfriForum | Apr 20, 2021 | Media statements
It is with sadness that AfriForum has taken note of the fires that have been raging in the Mother City for these last few days. That is why the civil rights organisation decided to establish an emergency fund for the people who are currently fighting the fires, rescue...
by AfriForum | Apr 20, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum sent a letter to Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation today, questioning the appointment of 24 Cuban engineers. This follows after these engineers were appointed on 19 April 2021 to assist the...
by AfriForum | Apr 20, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
AfriForum Youth today directed an urgent letter to the management of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in reaction to recent incidents of a racist nature on the campus. Three demands are put to the university management in the letter. In the first place, AfriForum...
by AfriForum | Apr 19, 2021 | Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum submitted comments on the proposed COVID-19 Vaccine Injury No-Fault Compensation Scheme (the Scheme). This follows the call by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize for citizens to comment on the regulations establishing the Scheme,...
by AfriForum | Apr 19, 2021 | Media statements
AfriForum has taken note with shock and regret of the fire damage caused in Cape Town since yesterday and of the firefighters that have been injured while performing their duties. AfriForum expressed sympathy to all those who have lost property and lauded those who...
by AfriForum | Apr 16, 2021 | Media statements, Expropriation Media statements
Representatives of the civil rights organisation AfriForum attended the public hearing on the expropriation bill in Nelspruit on 16 April. Hennie Bekker, AfriForum’s district coordinator for the Lowveld, spoke at the hearing. AfriForum emphasised that the ANC’s...