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.

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AfriForum demands substantial action against arrested Guptas and corruption

ByAfriForum 07/06/2022

AfriForum welcomes the arrest of the Gupta brothers Atul and Rajesh on Monday in Dubai. This arrest is a step in the direction of justice, but there is still a long way to go and AfriForum has some demands that will help justice prevail.

South Africa and the United Arab Emirates signed an extradition agreement in April 2021, but it is not yet clear whether the arrest will lead to the brothers’ return to South Africa. AfriForum therefore demands that the Gupta brothers get their day in court in South Africa and that a proper investigation be conducted into the ties between the Guptas and South African politicians. The Guptas can also not be allowed to slip away in a dubious way, so the situation must be closely monitored.

“The country has been paralyzed for years by unprecedented levels of corruption and millions have become discouraged with the lack of culprits that face the consequences for their long fingers,” says Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum.

“The longer corruption continues unabated in South Africa, the more the population loses confidence that the government is at all capable of fighting corruption. The arrest of the Guptas should be a starting point and not an end point. In addition, the serious recent allegations against President Cyril Ramaphosa must also be properly investigated. There can be a focus on more than one high-profile corruption case at a time. It is about time that corruption is tackled, regardless of the profile, political faction or position of the accused.”