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AfriForum ready to challenge McBride appointment in court

Alana Bailey July 21, 2010 News & Politics

AfriForum has instructed its legal team to prepare to have the possible appointment of Robert McBride as Tshwane’s metro police chief set aside in court, should the Tshwane Metro Council decide to appoint him. This comes after it became known that McBride was included in a short list of five candidates for this position.
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Specialist units demise – increased rhino poaching?

Alana Bailey July 15, 2010 News & Politics

According to AfriForum, the disbanding of specialist police units is partly to blame for the increase in rhino poaching.  The former Endangered Species Protection Unit was disbanded together with the other police special units.  According to media reports, 126 rhinos have already been slaughtered this year.  That is six more than the total number of [...]

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Mandela Day 2010

Editor July 14, 2010 News & Politics

Mandela Day is an annual celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and a global call to action for people to recognise their individual power to make an imprint and change the world around them.
A global movement for positive change begins with small actions. As each person acts, they fuel momentum toward positive change, raising awareness and [...]

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Doublethink

FWdeKlerkFoundation July 14, 2010 News & Politics

In George Orwell’s classic, 1984, ‘doublethink’ is the ability to hold two diametrically opposing views on the same topic at the same time.  As Orwell put it “to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy.”  Doublethink appears to have been [...]

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Complaint lodged with Public Protector over maladministration of Free State municipalities

Alana Bailey July 7, 2010 News & Politics

AfriForum has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector following the threat by Eskom to disconnect electricity supply to a number of municipalities in the Free State. This comes after municipal authorities failed to pay amounts due to Eskom for electricity provided.
Mr. Cornelius Jansen van Rensburg, AfriForum spokesperson for local government affairs, said that disconnecting [...]

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AfriForum’s campaign against Tshwane Metro Council

Alana Bailey July 6, 2010 News & Politics

The reaction of Pretoria residents to AfriForum’s public participation process regarding municipal utilities bills has been very good so far.  AfriForum has already received reaction from hundreds of residents who are experiencing difficulties with their water and electricity accounts, according to Cornelius Jansen van Rensburg, AfriForum’s spokesperson for local government affairs.

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AfriForum Youth wants to talk to NYDA

Alana Bailey July 1, 2010 News & Politics

AfriForum Youth today requested a meeting with the leadership of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to determine whether this government organisation has taken any steps to assist disadvantaged minority groups in South Africa. During the talks AfriForum Youth also wants to find out whether the NYDA still follows a “blacks only” policy in practice.

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AfriForum tackles Tshwane Metro

Alana Bailey June 29, 2010 News & Politics

AfriForum has launched a process of public participation among residents of Pretoria regarding municipal services accounts to determine the scope and nature of the problems these residents experience with their water and electricity accounts. The results will be used to determine whether the problems are of such an extent that AfriForum, in cooperation with [...]

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Young Communists invited to visit white squatter camp

Alana Bailey June 22, 2010 News & Politics

AfriForum Youth and Solidarity Helping Hand today extended an invitation to the leaders of the Young Communist League (YCL) to accompany them on a visit to a white squatter camp. The invitation was extended in light of the recent remark by the YCL that affirmative action and black economic empowerment would continue until “whites have [...]

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Legal action next after State fails SA citizens in Zim

Alana Bailey June 16, 2010 News & Politics

The civil rights initiative AfriForum will meet with a senior legal team this week to decide on legal steps against the South African government in response to the latter’s neglect to protect the lives and property of South Africans in Zimbabwe. On 9 June 2010, AfriForum served a lawyer’s letter to the Department of [...]

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