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

AfriForum welcomes disclosure of Digital Vibes report

ByAfriForum 29/09/202130/09/2021

The civil rights organisation AfriForum welcomes the publication of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) report on the Digital Vibes corruption scandal, but condemned the fact that a PAIA application had to be brought before this could happen.

According to Johan Kruger, Head of Community Development at AfriForum, it is a pity that the report was published after such a long time. “AfriForum has submitted an application for access to information to obtain the report. However, the state deliberately dragged its feet before the report was finally sent to us by the presidency today. It is unacceptable that these types of applications must first be launched before the public can access information to which they are actually entitled,” Kruger adds.

Kruger further says that the corruption exposed in the report is a clear confirmation that AfriForum’s tax protest campaign is needed more than ever.

“The waste of tax money by corrupt public servants has become part of life in South Africa, we simply can no longer accept this. Tax protest action is therefore justified and AfriForum will intensify its campaign,” Kruger concludes.