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 establishes Bankhara Budolong neighbourhood watch

By 29/10/201903/11/2020

The civil rights organisation AfriForum established a new neighbourhood watch in Bankhara Budolong outside Kuruman on 23 October 2019. This neighbourhood watch forms part of AfriForum’s Kuruman branch.

According to Johandré van Zyl, AfriForum’s Head of Safety for the southern region, the Bankhara Budolong community is victim to various crimes like theft and robbery. The new neighbourhood watch wants to end these crimes in cooperation with the SAPS and other safety institutions. Other AfriForum neighbourhood watches in the vicinity include the Kuruman neighbourhood watch, who has already achieved numerous successes.

The neighbourhood watch management comprises of Jannie Sehlangu (Chairperson), John Chabanku, Patrick Baatlhodi, Annah Selonjane and Nomsa Sibande.

Join AfriForum’s safety structures today: SMS “Buurtwag” to 45265 (R1).