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’s Durban branches demand answers from eThekweni metro

ByAfriForum 05/08/202205/08/2022

The AfriForum branches in the Durban area on 5 August sent a letter to the eThekweni Metropolitan Municipality to demand answers to a number of complaints. This follows after several complaints have already been submitted to this municipality about, among others, power problems, streetlights that are out of order and serious sewage leaks. The areas affected are Amanzimtoti, Pinetown an Queensburgh.

“Some of these problems, including the sewage leaks, already existed before the floods in April this year. However, the problems are now so much worse and we are heading for a disaster with sewage flowing freely into rivers,” says Reinette Mostard, Chairperson of the Pinetown branch.

“The sewage leak near Kuswag Skool is so bad that it is unpleasant for learners to attend school and it poses health and ecological risks,” says Jannie van Staden, Chairperson of the Amanzimtoti branch.

“Furthermore, we have tremendous challenges with electric cables that are regularly stolen and streetlights that do not work. The streetlights that are out of order lead to an increase in crime and our people feel unsafe. Our streets were damaged after the floods and repairs are extremely slow,” adds Mosterd.

“It is unacceptable that communities have to wait so long and that complaints have to be made before the problems receive attention. Disaster funds have been made available and these repairs should have started a long time ago. We have requested several meetings with the municipality’s relevant department heads, but the meetings are just postponed,” says Eugene van Aswegen, District Coordinator for KwaZulu-Natal.

“We also requested to meet with the management of the municipality to discuss these problems and possible oppositions,” he concludes.