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.

AFRIFORUM’S BRITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH APPREHENDS SUSPECTS WITH THE HELP OF SECURITY FIRMS

ByAfriForum 25/06/202103/09/2021

The AfriForum neighbourhood watch in Brits apprehended suspects at around 19:00 on 24 June in cooperation with Monitor Net Response and PPS Monitering en Reaksie. Members of the neighbourhood watch observed an abandoned vehicle next to a dirt road outside the town. They approached the vehicle and came across suspect people close to the vehicle. The suspects were confronted with the support of Monitor Net and PPS, after which the SAPS was contacted, since drugs and ammunition had been found. One of the suspects was arrested and a case opened so that the incident could be investigated further.

“AfriForum’s Brits neighbourhood watch focuses on curbing crime and we are therefore grateful that the suspects were apprehended. The incident once again emphasises the importance of cooperation and proactive behaviour in curbing crime. Our success would have been impossible if it were not for the neighbourhood watch’s dedication and the support of the security firms,” says Thys van Heerden, Chairperson for Safety of AfriForum’s Brits branch.

“The dedication of AfriForum’s Brits neighbourhood watch is heartening and an exceptional example of a community that accepts responsibility for their own safety. This successful operation is one of many that have been achieved by the proactive actions of the neighbourhood watch. Thank you to every neighbourhood watch member for their hard work and their contribution to a safer community. It is of the utmost importance that other communities organise themselves into safety structures to improve their defensibility,” says Petrus Coetzee, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for Marico.

AfriForum wants to make a greater difference in Brits in terms of safety and community projects. We encourage residents to join AfriForum’s Brits branch and neighbourhood watch still today. Contact Van Heerden at 084 515 3978 or 067 395 6307. You can also SMS “Brits” to 45344 (R1 per SMS).