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 takes legal action against Eskom over contract information

ByAfriForum 17/01/202317/01/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum has taken legal action against Eskom to obtain information regarding the power supplier’s controversial contracts. On 12 July 2022, AfriForum served an application on Eskom in terms of The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). The PAIA application demanded information on active contracts that Eskom has with various service providers, including coal suppliers and transport companies.

Eskom responded to this application, but key information was redacted and withheld from AfriForum. The civil rights organisation filed an internal appeal on 28 September 2022 and pointed out that Eskom did not provide an adequate explanation of why the information was withheld. Therefore, AfriForum argued that Eskom did not comply with the The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). Eskom, however, did not respond to the internal appeal, forcing AfriForum to take legal action to obtain a court order obliging Eskom to release said information.

“Eskom’s failure is causing incalculable damage to the country. That is why AfriForum is fighting in court for transparency and so that the information about Eskom’s contracts is made public. If AfriForum succeeds with the application and any irregularities are found, action will be taken against Eskom in the strictest possible way,” says Reiner Duvenage, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content.

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AfriForum calls on public to collect data on Vaal River’s sick fish

ByAfriForum 13/10/202313/10/2023

AfriForum notes with concern reports received of sick and injured fish recorded in the Vaal River, and especially in the…

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AfriForum and DearSA questions transparency of health regulations commentary process

ByAfriForum 25/04/202225/04/2022

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and the public participation platform DearSA is concerned about governments’ handling of the public participation…