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 serves court papers to NERSA regarding power problems in Rustenburg

ByAfriForum 04/12/202304/12/2023

AfriForum’s Rustenburg branch served court papers to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) today (4 December) to urgently resolve the ongoing problems regarding electricity supply in the Rustenburg Local Municipality. This follows in response to the continuous power outages that Rustenburg is experiencing due to poor maintenance of this municipality’s electricity infrastructure.

According to AfriForum, the court documents were served on NERSA because the municipality does not meet the minimum standards required under the relevant legislation that must be regulated by NERSA. AfriForum emphasises that legal action is now unavoidable in order to put pressure on the energy regulator, which in turn must ensure that the Rustenburg Local Municipality fulfils its legal obligations.

“The Rustenburg Local Municipality has an obligation to provide basic services to their residents, and that is all that the residents of Rustenburg are requesting,” says Armand Viljoen, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the Marico District.

“We are therefore now advocating for improved communication channels, an efficient fault and outage reporting system, and a fast and reliable recovery time for power outages. The residents of Rustenburg deserve better, and we will not rest until we get it,” concludes Viljoen.

According to Viljoen, AfriForum is determined to protect the interests of the community and ensure that a proper electricity supply is maintained in Rustenburg.