by AfriForum | Jan 22, 2021 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements
AfriForum sent a letter on 21 January 2021 to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, in which the civil rights organisation demands the level 3 regulations – which were promulgated in the Government Gazette on 11 January...
by AfriForum | Dec 9, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
AfriForum launched a national project in November this year to increase policing visibility over the coming festive season. The project will continue until 15 January 2021. Crime is expected to increase over the festive season and AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches...
by AfriForum | Nov 18, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
On 16 November the AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Potgietersrus together with the SAPS and other institutions found a three-year-old girl that was kidnapped during a hijacking. The neighbourhood watch received information on Monday afternoon from the SAPS of a...
by AfriForum | Nov 4, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum submitted commentary today against the intended amendments to the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995 (the Police Act). The purpose of the amendments is to amend the Police Act to such an extent that the Minister of Police inter alia has the power to...
by AfriForum | Oct 16, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Community Affairs Media statements, Media statements, Farm murders Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum addressed its supporters in Senekal today at a peaceful protest against farm murders. This follows the murder of Brendin Horner (22), who was cruelly killed recently on a farm near Senekal. The suspects in the case appeared in...
by AfriForum | Oct 13, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum welcomed the announcement on 11 October that the Western Cape Police Ombudsman, ordered an investigation into the misconduct and abuse of power by the police in the Western Cape. Johan Brand, Ombudsman of the Western Cape Police, indicated that he ordered a...