Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

Media statements

Irrational ban on extramural school activities lifted

ByAfriForum 23/10/202003/11/2020

On 21 October Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education, published new regulations in the Government Gazette lifting the ban on extramural school activities, subject to certain COVID-19 safety regulations. This follows after AfriForum on 22 September sent a reminder in this regard to the Department and requested the Minister to lift the unfounded suspension.

In terms of the new regulations all non-contact sports training, matches and activities, as well as arts and culture activities in schools may continue from 21 October. No spectators are allowed. Contact sports training may also be resumed.

AfriForum’s reminder follows after a memorandum was distributed to Gauteng schools that all types of sport will be suspended for the rest of the year.

Ronald Peters, AfriForum’s Manager of Sport, says the total wellbeing of young people were not taken into account at all with the original decision. “We therefore regard the new regulations as a huge victory for each learner wanting to particpate in extramural activities. Sport and other extramural activities play an integral role in learners’ wellbeing and provide a sense of normality after the whole school year was disrupted due to the government’s handling of the pandemic.”