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 | Sport

AfriForum helps Chess SA with a court case against unlawful suspension

ByAfriForum 05/10/202305/10/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and Chess SA were in the Pretoria High Court today regarding the unlawful suspension of Chess SA earlier this year by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). AfriForum is helping Chess SA to have this unlawful suspension set aside in court so that the correct procedures can be followed in the future.

On 29 September SASCOC submitted two new affidavits as part of their evidence in this case. These documents were the main discussion in today’s proceedings as Chess SA’s legal team was not given sufficient opportunity to prepare and respond to these documents in order to refute them.

Ronald Peters, manager of AfriForum Sport, argues that this information submitted by SASCOC at such a late stage is just another delaying tactic on SASCOC’s part. “SASCOC knows that the content of this case has serious implications for them and they will do anything at this stage to delay the case,” says Peters.

AfriForum strongly condemns the mismanagement of sports federations and governing bodies of all sports in South Africa, because it has a profound impact on the role that sport should play in the development and empowerment of communities.

The case was adjourned and Chess SA’s legal team was given the opportunity to respond to the affidavits submitted by SASCOC’s legal team by 13 October. This order also gives the parties the opportunity to approach the Deputy Judge President to get a special court date for this case.