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 rolls out refuse removal service in Bloemfontein

By 25/08/202003/11/2020

The civil rights organisation AfriForum will soon deliver a refuse removal service to residents of Bloemfontein.

This follows after many residents submitted complaints to AfriForum of poor service delivery regarding refuse removal. The civil rights watchdog already on 18 August sent a letter of demand to the municipality to urgently attend to this problem, however no feedback has yet been received.

According to Jaco Grobbelaar, AfriForum’s Head of Community Structures for the central region, the project was launched with the aim of ensuring that refuse removal in the city occurs in a sustainable manner.

“The Mangaung Metro is failing to fulfil its real duties towards the community. In addition, refuse that has been standing on the side of the street for months contains both a health and safety risk to the community and it is our duty as civil rights organisation to ensure that basic services are delivered and civil rights are protected,” says Grobbelaar.

Grobbelaar furthermore says that municipal service delivery will in future only worsen as a result of misappropriation and corruption among municipal officials.

“The best solution for this is to start delivering services such as refuse removal ourselves.”

AfriForum intends on rolling out this service at the beginning of September. AfriForum members that want to make use of this service will pay an amount of R163 per month and non-members R179.

Residents registering for the service will receive 15 AfriForum refuse bags each month and the refuse will be removed once a week. The service includes the removal of both domestic and garden refuse.

Residents can join the project by visiting AfriForum’s website at www.vullisverwydering.afriforum.co.za or by SMSing “Refuse” to 45266 (R1). The complete refuse removal schedule is available on the website.