What does AfriForum do with your donations?
AfriForum in a nutshell
AfriForum celebrates two full decades of fighting and building in 2026. This civil rights organisation was founded in 2006 as a counterweight to the apathy that prevailed among Afrikaners in the early 2000s. This withdrawal gave the government free rein to apply and interpret the Constitution as it sees fit. AfriForum was founded in the midst of these circumstances as a watchdog to defend the interests of minorities in the country all out, especially those of the Afrikaner minority, and to demand the rights of these communities. With every project, campaign and court case, AfriForum brings Afrikaners and other minority communities closer to a future where people can live freely, safely and prosperously.
To build today on the future we want to live tomorrow, AfriForum focuses its actions on four focus areas:
- # WeWillOurselves: We don’t wait for others – we make our own plans and become more independent of the state by the day.
- Safety: We secure our communities.
- Abuse of power and racism: We fight for justice.
- We are Afrikaners: We protect our language, identity, culture and history.
The successes of 2025 and 2026 (so far)
In 2025 and so far in 2026, AfriForum has achieved diverse successes in, among others, the courts and communities as well as through the organisation’s private prosecution unit. AfriForum has also succeeded in celebrating Afrikaans colourfully.
AfriForum’s successes in the courts
In 2025 and 2026, AfriForum won a series of legal victories that nipped the unfair practices of municipalities and state institutions in the bud, pulled up short incompetent municipalities, and tackled injustice. Here are some of the year’s biggest legal successes:
- AfriForum vs Mafube Local Municipality
- AfriForum vs Ngwathe Local Municipality
- AfriForum vs Johannesburg metro
- AfriForum vs Tshwane metro
- AfriForum vs Cape Town metro
- AfriForum vs Nasionale Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa)
- AfriForum vs Information Regulator
- AfriForum assists WANATU in a case against Tshwane metro police
- AfriForum vs Eskom over coal and diesel contracts
- AfriForum vs Tshwane metro over school’s property taxes
What lies ahead in 2026?
By May 2026, AfriForum had 21 cases pending, including:
- AfriForum’s legal action against the National Health Insurance (NHI); and
- AfriForum’s court case against the Expropriation Act.
FACT: The organisation has budgeted a total of R14,2 million for legal actions for 2026.
AfriForum’s successes in communities
The successes of AfriForum’s branches, neighbourhood watches and neighbourhood teams are evident in cleaner towns, safer roads and neighbourhoods, trained neighbourhood watch members and much more.
Here are some successes that AfriForum’s branches and neighbourhood teams have already achieved in the first five months of 2026:
- More than 450 branch projects were undertaken and completed from January to May 2026.
- 116 tons of tar were used to repair potholes.
- 81,4 tons of recyclable material were processed.
- 119 tons of garbage were removed.
- 1 045 litres of paint were used to repaint road markers, among other things.
- 11 258 garbage bags were filled during clean-up operations.
AfriForum’s Community Safety division coordinates, among other things, the training of neighbourhood watch members and provides a platform for integration into the organisation’s safety networks. The successes achieved so far this year include the following:
- In January only AfriForum’s Community Safety Centre in Bloemfontein provided assistance in 95 emergency situations.
- In February AfriForum’s neighbourhood watch in Vredendal was involved in a raid in which 25 suspects connected to the theft of approximately R3 million worth of copper cables were arrested.
- In March a national mass patrol was presented in which AfriForum’s 177 neighbourhood watches participated.
- AfriForum launched its annual farm murder report in April and in May the organisation’s first Cybersecurity Guide was released.
- In May AfriForum’s three neighbourhood watches in the Port Elizabeth area assisted hundreds of victims of the devastating storms.
- In May AfriForum trained seven new proto-team instructors to handle the training of AfriForum’s specialist security units.
GOOD TO KNOW: AfriForum’s divisions for Community Safety and Community Structures have, among others, the following assets that help to ensure the safety and cleanliness of communities:
- 1 497 bulletproof vests worth R5,3 million
- 298 security cameras worth R6,3 million
- 151 bush cutters worth R900 000
- 49 trailers worth R1,6 million
- 34 drones worth R3,5 million
- 23 vehicles worth R7 million
FACT: AfriForum offers 33 different training modules to members in its safety networks. This includes 23 level-one modules on, among others, iron bar traps, an introduction to human trafficking, counter-hijacking, and firearms legislation. Further levels of training are more specialised and focus on, among other things, shooting skills, proto-team training, tracking and dog handling.
AfriForum se privaatvervolgingseenheid se suksesse
Die privaatvervolgingseenheid word gelei deur advokaat Gerrie Nel en dié eenheid vervolg en verseker dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) en die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG) hul verantwoordelikhede nakom. Enkele opspraakwekkende sake en suksesse van 2025 en 2026 sluit in:
- Sokkerster wat tot dood van 9-jarige lei, wil pleitooreenkoms aangaan
- Privaatvervolgingseenheid sien toe dat verkragter boet vir misdaad
- Man wat marathon-atleet raakry, van moord aangekla ná privaatvervolgingseenheid ingryp
- Privaatvervolgingseenheid verteenwoordig skoolhoof ná smeerveldtog oor “verkragting”
- Verkragtingsaak wat eens sloer word uiteindelik geopen nadat privaatvervolgingseenheid ingryp
What lies ahead in 2026?
Some of the most important cases currently being handled by AfriForum’s private prosecution unit include:
- Criminal charges against Julius Malema, leader of the EFF; and
- Criminal charges against Fikile Mbalula, secretary-general of the ANC.
FACT: To ensure the operations of AfriForum’s private prosecution unit, R23.6 million has been budgeted for 2026.
Financial overview
AfriForum continuously applies sound and responsible financial management. The organisation is independently audited annually to comply with all legal requirements and has received an unqualified audit opinion (hence a “clean audit”) every year since its inception.
AfriForum continuously applies sound and responsible financial management. The organisation is independently audited annually to ensure compliance with all legal requirements and has received an unqualified audit opinion (hence a “clean audit”) every year since its inception.
As a public welfare organisation and a non-profit company, AfriForum is required by law to report annually to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Department of Social Development to confirm that AfriForum’s activities are in line with all legal requirements. AfriForum is proud that the organisation consistently complies with this requirement.
The organisation’s total monthly income over the past few years has been approximately R22,6 million.
The largest share of spending in AfriForum’s 2026 budget will go to actions focused on safety (22%), self-reliance of communities (21%) and justice (14%).
FACT: AfriForum does not use influencers to build its brand, and, with limited resources to work with responsibly, it relies heavily on media coverage to shape its image. In 2025, AfriForum enjoyed a record amount of media coverage, with its name mentioned at least 31 555 times in local and international media. The total rand value of this coverage was approximately R929 million, and its reach was approximately R62,4 million.
AfriForum supporters
AfriForum’s strength lies in its supporters; therefore, the organisation is humbly grateful for each supporter’s continued involvement in its growth. The growth that AfriForum has experienced, especially in the past decade, has given the organisation the muscle power to fulfil its role more effectively – a role that will be even more necessary and powerful in the future.
AfriForum’s membership in May 2026 stood at 261 973 members who make monthly contributions and 5 639 members who make annual contributions. An additional 32 799 people are members of AfriForum, but do not contribute financially to the organisation. This brings the organisation’s total membership to 300 141.
AfriForum’s staff
AfriForum’s staff are mainly employed at the organisation’s head office in Kloofsig, Centurion, the Cape Town office in Bellville, and the Community Safety Centre in Bloemfontein. A smaller number of staff – mainly regional coordinators – work in the various AfriForum regions in each province. The staff numbers currently (June 2026) are as follows:
| AfriForum | 179 | |
| AfriForum group | 132 | Staff in the AfriForum group include, among others, staff working for AfriForum’s recycling and waste removal initiatives, neighbourhood teams, Forum Security and the AfriForum control rooms in Centurion and Bloemfontein. |
| Total | 311 |
You make AfriForum work.
AfriForum thanks the following institutions and individuals who make the organisation stronger:
- Each of the nearly 300 000 supporters
- Every AfriForum supporter who is actively involved in one of the organisation’s 160 branches and 177 neighbourhood watches
- Every business that donates to ensure projects, especially at the branch level, can be successfully tackled
Thanks to you, AfriForum looks forward to the future that we are building together as a community for tomorrow.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
AfriForum members are welcome to contact the organisation directly for more details about AfriForum’s work, income and expenses. Send your inquiry to diens@afriforum.co.za.
