by AfriForum | Mar 24, 2020 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Thandi Modise, Speaker of the National Assembly, failed to appear in the Potchefstroom Regional Court on charges of animal abuse against her. This follows AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit’s announcement last year that it would be privately prosecuting Modise on...
by AfriForum | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorised, Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, EFF spokesperson, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court today for the alleged assault on an SAPS Colonel following persistent pressure from AfriForum. The case was however postponed to 23 and 24 June 2020...
by AfriForum | Feb 21, 2020 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
The inquest in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court into the death of Suraya Deedat and her children will continue provisionally on 16 April 2020. Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, represents Suraya’s family. Suraya and her children burnt...
by AfriForum | Feb 14, 2020 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Alexis Bizos, the son of Adv. George Bizos, appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, represented the victim, Monique van...
by AfriForum | Dec 11, 2019 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
AfriForum announced today that Adv Gerrie Nel, Head of the civil rights organisation’s private prosecution unit, demanded the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on behalf of the Meyiwa family to recommend a formal inquest into the death of Senzo Meyiwa. AfriForum...
by AfriForum | Nov 27, 2019 | Media statements, Private prosecution Media statements
Following continuous pressure by AfriForum, Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, appeared in the East London district court today for the discharge of a firearm. The trial date has been set for 24 February 2020. The National Prosecuting Authority is prosecuting Malema...
