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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Northern region’s murder rate for past two years more than 6 000

By 12/09/201903/11/2020

Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, on 12 September 2019 announced the national crime statistics for the 2018/2019 financial year. According to these statistics, the murder rate for the northern region increased to 6 405 in comparison with 6 066 for the 2017/2018 financial year.

According to Cele, the murder rate in Mpumalanga increased with 8%, attempted murder with 21,5%, robbery with aggravating circumstances with 4,9% and ordinary robbery surged by 3,4%.

In Limpopo, murder surged by 0,3% while ordinary robbery increased with 2,4%. Attempted murder declined with 5,7% and robbery with aggravating circumstances with 0,6%.

While murder in Gauteng increased with 6,2%, attempted murder in the province declined with 0,2%. Robbery with aggravating circumstances increased with 0,7%, as well as ordinary robbery with 4,6%.

It is worrying that 6 405 murder cases – Mpumalanga (996), Limpopo (914) and Gauteng (4 495) – were reported at the SAPS this past financial year. AfriForum will make the northern region a focus area in terms of establishing safety structures to combat crime proactively within the framework of the law.

“AfriForum already has established safety structures in all the provinces and would like to make a plea to community members and other safety institutions to become involved to help combat crime,” says Hillel Coetzer, AfriForum’s Head of Safety for the Northern Region.

Become involved with your local AfriForum branch today: SMS your name to 45353 (R1).