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

First leg of AfriForum’s challenge of license renewal period concluded in court

ByAfriForum 08/08/202308/08/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum was in the High Court in Pretoria today for the second and last day of its court challenge against the five-year renewal period for driver’s licenses, which is causing so much disfunction.

This court challenge happens within the context of the government’s one and only license printing machine breaking down again for the second time in less than a year, once again causing major delays in the printing of license cards.

AfriForum demanded that, among other things, the court issue a declaratory order stating that the five-year validity period of driving licenses is unconstitutional and that all fines issued for expired licenses are unconstitutional.

According to Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum, in the past two days in court, AfriForum demonstrated how substantial their case was.

“AfriForum’s legal team exposed major flaws and inconsistencies in the National Road Traffic Act and regulations, in court. The legislation, for example, does not explicitly state that motorists must apply for new license cards upon expiry,” Van Zyl concludes.

Court judgement was reserved.

AfriForum has launched a website where members of the public can add their voices to support this court case: www.nodriversexpiry.co.za.