by AfriForum | Mar 8, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
The AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Bothaville last week arrested various suspects. On 4 March there was an incident during which thieves stole goods from the back of a bakkie. With the help of cameras that the AfriForum branch purchased and that is monitored by...
by AfriForum | Mar 5, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
The AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Kirkwood assisted the SAPS in the early hours of 3 March in a search for suspects who had been involved in a farm attack in the area. At around 02:30 four men armed with knives entered a farmhouse in the Kirkwood area, overwhelmed...
by AfriForum | Mar 4, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
Owners of firearms of which the licences have expired, can breathe a sigh of relief after Bheki Cele, the Minister of Police, indicated in parliament yesterday that he will regard an application for a new amnesty period as “fair”. AfriForum welcomes this decision,...
by AfriForum | Mar 3, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
In February AfriForum’s control room for Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga reported and handled more than 618 cases and supported the organisation’s neighbourhood watches in these provinces. The purpose of the control room is to strengthen AfriForum’s neighbourhood...
by AfriForum | Feb 24, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
On 20 February AfriForum’s White River neighbourhood watch explored the vlei areas in White River with a drone. The purpose of this project is to explore the area and to make a note of the possible footpaths and hiding places so members with foot patrols can search...
by AfriForum | Feb 4, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum’s legal team directed a letter on 3 February 2021 to Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that firearm owners were turned away at police stations during the lockdown period. AfriForum pertinently requested the...
