by AfriForum | Jan 26, 2021 | Media statements, Farm murders Media statements
AfriForum proposed ten practical steps at a governmental workshop on rural and urban safety that will effectively combat the scourge of farm murders. Ernst Roets, Head of Policy and Action at AfriForum, participated virtually to present AfriForum’s perspective on and...
by AfriForum | Jan 25, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements
In anticipation of the tropical cyclone Eloise that is moving closer to South Africa, the civil rights organisation AfriForum compiled a number of guidelines that communities can use to act proactively and to be prepared. According to Hillel Coetzer, AfriForum’s Head...
by AfriForum | Jan 25, 2021 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
The AfriForum branch in Rustenburg welcomes the Rustenburg Local Municipality’s action plan for the improvement of power supply to the rural areas of the south eastern environs of the town (the R24 area). This follows AfriForum’s continuous pressure on the...
by AfriForum | Jan 25, 2021 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Corruption Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum sent a letter to Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa as well as National Treasury today to express its dissatisfaction with government’s plans to increase taxes to pay for COVID-19 vaccinations. The Treasury plans on increasing taxes or...
by AfriForum | Jan 25, 2021 | Education and leadership projects Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum today in a lawyer’s letter to Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education, demanded a progress report regarding the investigation into the two leaked 2020 final matric exam papers. This follows after the civil rights organisation, as well as other...
by AfriForum | Jan 24, 2021 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Research Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum brought an urgent court application against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and Dr Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Health, to ensure that ivermectin developed for human consumption is available to...
