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.

Environmental affairs Media statements | Media statements

Success: Minister’s decision for mine at Kruger Park reversed

ByAfriForum 07/03/202207/03/2022

The civil rights organisation AfriForum today obtained a court order that sets aside Barbara Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment,’s decision to review a controversial mine application. This application to mine near the Kruger National Park was submitted in 2019.

AfriForum brought this application after the mine company Manzolwandle Investments (Pty) Ltd started an appeal process after the Department of Mineral resources and Energy denied Manzolwandle Investments’ mining application. Creecy, however, approved the mine company’s appeal application to review the decision. The minister made her decision based on information that does not reflect the truth. AfriForum, who is registered as an interested and affected party in this application, was not notified in this regard. According to the National Environmental Management Act (Nema)’s appeal process, AfriForum and all the other interested and affected parties had to be acknowledged in the decision and process.

According to Lambert De Klerk, AfriForum’s Manager for Environmental Affairs, this is a huge victory, but the battle is not over yet. “It also came to light that Tenbosh (Pty) Ltd which according to AfriForum’s information bought Manzolwandle Investments, also applied to mine in the area. This application corresponds with previous applications in which there are many irregularities and procedural deficiencies.”

“AfriForum will also oppose this matter and we are consulting with our legal team about the possibility to put a stop to mining applications in the area,” says De Klerk.

AfriForum encourages members of the public who regularly visits the Kruger National Park and who cares about this area to support the organisation. You can help us by supporting our #BewaarOnsNatuur campaign. SMS “KNP” to 45340 (R1).

Media statements

AfriForum and DearSA questions transparency of health regulations commentary process

ByAfriForum 25/04/202225/04/2022

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and the public participation platform DearSA is concerned about governments’ handling of the public participation…