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.

Campaigns and petitions

Petition against Westonaria Municipality regarding the incompetent security company at Venterspos and Glenharvie sub-stations

Byafriforum 19/05/202003/11/2020

AfriForum’s Westonaria branch and community members are asking the public to support them and sign the petition to remove the incompetent security company at the Venterspos and Glenharvie sub-stations in Westonaria.

The security company that is currently employed by the municipality is never on the scene after an incident. Officers arrive late for duty and fail to notify anyone when incidents take place, supposedly because they are too scared. There is also suspicion that they could be involved in some of these incidents. The sub-stations are being robbed and ransacked, causing the community to be without electricity for days. Paying for security that doesn’t serve a purpose is simply a waste of taxpayers’ money.

A letter has been sent to the mayor, Brenda Mahuma in which we requested that the security company be removed from the municipal premises and a competent company be appointed. No feedback was given as yet.

The AfriForum branch and the community have now taken it upon themselves and even appointed a private security company to patrol the grounds. They are also paying the monthly response fees.

The community sometimes have to go without electricity as a result of cable theft – all because of the municipality’s failure to help. Help us by signing the petition. The branch will send the petition list to the mayor and ask that a competent security company be appointed to do the job.