by AfriForum | Jul 24, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
AfriForum today directed a letter to Lt Gen Yolisa Matakata, Western Cape Police Commissioner, in which the organisation requests reasons for the unnecessary, excessive force used on members of the tourism industry. The organisation is shocked by the brutality used by...
by AfriForum | Jul 24, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum haven’t received any correspondence from the SAPS and the Government Printing Works (GPW) after a letter sent by the organisation’s legal team on 17 July 2020 about the delay in the printing of firearm licences. The organisation...
by AfriForum | Jul 24, 2020 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit assisted doctors and a social worker at a police station in Pretoria today to lay criminal charges of child abuse against the parents of a five month old baby. This follows after doctors previously laid complaints of child abuse...
by AfriForum | Jul 24, 2020 | Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum on 23 July 2020 directed a letter to the Tshwane Metro regarding the state of the Montague Kneen Park in Valhalla, Centurion, after community members and other role-players approached the organisation for assistance. Building...
by AfriForum | Jul 22, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), Media statements
The State withdrew its charges against an accused, represented by AfriForum’s legal team, in one of the criminal cases regarding alleged contravention of the lockdown regulations. This follows AfriForum’s announcement on 1 June 2020 that it was undertaking two...
by AfriForum | Jul 22, 2020 | Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
The AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Roodepoort on 20 July 2020 executed various arrests during which suspects were arrested for the possession of explosives and cable theft. Some of the suspects that were also apprehended are illegal immigrants. This follows after...
