by AfriForum | Apr 16, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements
Like many house museums, the Totius House Museum in Potchefstroom is becoming dilapidated because essential maintenance cannot always be done. AfriForum’s Potchefstroom branch noted this need and approached the organisation’s head office for financial support to do...
by AfriForum | Apr 15, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today said the fact that 35% of senior public servants do not have the necessary qualifications is only one of numerous problems hampering the state and service delivery. This fact was recently made known by Senzo Mchunu, the...
by AfriForum | Apr 15, 2021 | Media statements, AfriForum Youth Media statements
AfriForum Youth’s case against the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) was heard in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town yesterday (14 April 2021). In 2020, NSFAS summarily cancelled funding of about 5 000 students, and 132 of these students then...
by AfriForum | Apr 15, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today submitted court documents against Rand Water in an attempt to force this entity to adequately restore the water supply to communities in Emfuleni. Communities in Emfuleni have been experiencing serious water problems since...
by AfriForum | Apr 14, 2021 | Media statements
AfriForum today submitted court documents at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to request that the court orders Tito Mboweni, the Minister of Finance, to use his discretion in terms of section 3 of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000 to...
by AfriForum | Apr 14, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has learned of Total SA’s withdrawal of its application for intended exploration in a region of the coastal area between St Francis Bay and Mossel Bay. AfriForum welcomes this move but will monitor the situation closely to...
