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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Serious call on Lesufi concerning safety of schools after AfriForum, SAPS and taxis had to ensure safe evacuation of school

By 28/08/201903/11/2020

AfriForum and the Solidarity Movement’s Schools Support Centre (SSC) are concerned about the safety of learners and staff of schools in the Pretoria city centre after AfriForum’s community safety team together with the SAPS and taxis assisted in evacuating the Prinshof school for partially sighted and blind children during today’s the riots.

At the request of concerned parents, the community safety team saw to it that the learners and teachers of the school were safely evacuated from the school grounds. The team also escorted the minibus taxis transporting the learners to their various homes and protected them against the riotous protesters.

“The Gauteng education department today left schools to their own devices to protect learners and staff. We expect the department to put the necessary safety measures in place to ensure the safety of learners and occupants of residences,” said Carien Bloem, AfriForum’s manager for education.

“The protection of innocent citizens and especially children against those who want to harm them is a priority for AfriForum. AfriForum welcomes every opportunity to co-operate with law enforcement authorities in order to give effect to this priority,” said Ian Cameron, AfriForum’s head of community safety.

“We request Panyaza Lesufi, MEC for education in Gauteng, to urgently visit the Prinshof school to acquaint himself with the circumstances,” Bloem said.

Schools are encouraged to contact AfriForum to assist them during riots.

AfriForum’s community safety team also conducts safety audits at schools and has safety audit booklets that may assist schools in identifying and counteracting risks in this regard.