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AfriForum Defends Bergview Principal, Praises Police in Dropped Rape Case
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit has stepped into the public spotlight once again—this time defending the principal of Bergview College, Jaco…
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AfriForum pursues defamation charges over false rape allegations against Eastern Cape school principal
Civil rights organization AfriForum has confirmed it is moving forward with defamation charges against several high-profile political figures and officials…
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Fikile Mbalula calls for justice as AfriForum defends principal in Cwecwe rape case
Fikile Mbalula calls for justice as AfriForum defends principal in Cwecwe rape case! ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula condemned AfriForum for…
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AfriForum challenges police over principal’s alleged involvement in rape case
AfriForum has demanded that the South African Police Service (SAPS) provide concrete evidence proving that the principal of a school…
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says no cover-up in Top-Secret Phala Phala Ipid report
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied allegations of any political pressure being exerted on him after the Ipid Phala Phala…
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu calls on AfriForum to justify claims about white farm murders
Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, has challenged AfriForum to provide concrete evidence supporting their claim that the latest national crime…
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Solidarity Movement says its members will remain in SA despite US govt resettlement offer
Solidarity Movement says its members will remain in SA despite US govt resettlement offer! The Solidarity Movement, which includes AfriForum…
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Suspect in court for murder of DA Chief Whip in uMngeni, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu
Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the murder of uMngeni Municipality Chief Whip, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. The publication…
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AfriForum urges DA, FF+ to reconsider their positions in GNU
Lobby group, AfriForum, has called on the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) to reconsider their positions…
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AfriForum prosecutors hopeful ex-SANDF member’s life sentence will encourage victims to speak out
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit is hopeful that the successful prosecution of former South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member Leon…
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AfriForum supports KZN police commissioner’s call for responsible self-defence
Advocacy group, AfriForum has backed comments made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, over a person’s right to…
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AfriForum makes progress in case to get John Hlophe kicked off JSC
AfriForum is one step closer in a bid to get impeached former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe’s appointment as…
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Blow for municipalities who have to refund citizens after Nersa tariff rejection
Municipalities that unlawfully increased electricity tariffs will have to refund consumers after the High Court in Johannesburg rejected the National…
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AfriForum says Gauteng Education undermines SGB for launching independent investigation at PHSG
AfriForum said the Gauteng Department of Education was undermining the School Governing Body (SGB) at Pretoria High School for Girls…
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9 years later, George Bizos’ son Alexi convicted of assaulting his wife
The son of the late human rights lawyer, Advocate George Bizos, has been found guilty of assault with the intent…
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AfriForum set to challenge John Hlophe’s JSC appointment at ConCourt
Lobby group AfriForum has approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to have former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe…
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AfriForum takes a swipe at the NPA for alleged reluctance to go after Malema & Shivambu
Lobby group AfriForum has accused the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of being afraid to go after Julius Malema over his…
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AfriForum to lay charges of VBS corruption, fraud & money laundering against EFF’s Malema and Shivambu
The civil rights organization AfriForum said it will file criminal charges against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leaders Julius Malema and…
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AfriForum in possession of Fikile Mbalula’s Dubai visit case docket
Lobby group, AfriForum, says a significant step has been taken towards privately prosecuting African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula…
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Fikile Mbalula calls AfriForum overenthusiastic braggarts after private prosecution for Dubai trip
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has maintained his innocence following AfriForum’s decision to initiate a private prosecution against…
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AfriForum: ANC’s Fikile Mbalula has case to answer for 2016 Dubai holiday
AfriForum’s private prosecution unit said that African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, had a case to answer to for…
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NHI Bill unconstitutional and unenforceable: AfriForum
Civil rights organisation, AfriForum says the National Health Insurance Bill is unconstitutional and unenforceable. This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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High Court orders Eskom to disclose coal, diesel & electricity export contracts
The High Court in Pretoria on Friday rejected arguments by Eskom that some of its crucial contracts are commercially sensitive…
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Gauteng education dept says they will catch up as 1000s of pupils still not placed in schools
While school began a week ago, thousands of pupils in Gauteng have not yet started their academic year. Unhappy parents…
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AfriForum calls for scrapping of TV licences
AfriForum is calling for television licences to be scrapped. The group said TV licences have proved to be “a woefully…
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AfriForum finds 81% of sewage not adequately treated
AfriForum has found that over 80 percent of sewage is not being treated properly before entering rivers. It tested water…
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AfriForum drops private prosecution case against EFF
AfriForum has dropped its private prosecution case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). The lobby group had announced it would…
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Julius Malema disappointed at EFF members who believed AfriForum’s false POP allegation
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema expressed disappointment that some of the party’s supporters believed AfriForum over its leadership.…
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AfriForum lauds dismissal of govt bid to overturn interdict on Cuba donation
AfriForum welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) dismissal of the government’s application for leave to appeal an interdict the…
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SCA dismisses Dirco bid to overturn interdict halting govt’s R50 million Cuba donation
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)’s dismissed a bid from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) to overturn…
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Gerrie Nel takes on fight for family of father killed in Klerksdorp parking lot attack
The family of a man who died following an assault in a Klerksdorp parking lot in September is rolling out…
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AfriForum nods to court denying Julius Malema’s bid to scrap firearm case
Civil rights group AfriForum has welcomed the court’s decision to deny the bid by the Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF) leader, Julius…
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Government lowers black ownership requirements for COVID-19 Tourism Relief Fund
The national government has dropped the requirements for its COVID-19 Tourism Relief Fund from 51% to 30% black ownership following…
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AfriForum demands police act to stop illegal strikers in Tshwane
AfriForum has asked police minister Bheki Cele and police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola to provide proper security for refuse removal…
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AfriForum slams NPA for dropping charges against advocate who allegedly stabbed motorist during road rage
AfriForum’s private prosecution unit has written to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) dropped…
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SAHRC suffers defeat in court over hate speech finding against Julius Malema
For the second time in less than a month, lobby group AfriForum has emerged victorious in legal battle involving Economic…
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AfriForum concerned about cholera cases in Free State
The lobby group, AfriForum, says it’s concerned about identified cholera cases in the Free State. It says an expert has…
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AfriForum finds cholera and E-coli in Vaal River water
AfriForum says it has found both cholera and E-coli in water from the Vaal River. It tested samples from the…
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Vaal River in Parys tests positive for cholera
Water samples collected from the Vaal River in Parys have detected cholera. The Envirocare Laboratory confirmed these results. Civic group…
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AfriForum vows to defend Afrikaans medium schools amid MEC’s call for change
AfriForum has dismissed comments by the Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane insisting single-medium Afrikaans schools should be transformed to offer…
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SCA dismisses Afriforum’s application to lift ban on SA’s apartheid flag
The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Afriforum’s application to have the ban on the public display of the country’s old…
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DA claims Sassa misspent tax payer’s money
The Free State Regional office of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has allegedly spent a total of R1.5…
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Government withdraws Eskom PFMA exemption
The government has withdrawn Eskom’s PFMA exemption. The utility would have been exempted from reporting irregular expenditures for three years.…
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Pretoria couple get 14 years in jail for beating 6-month-old daughter to a pulp, leaving her with broken bones
A couple from Pretoria will be spending the next 14 years behind bars after beating their six-month-old daughter to a…
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Decentralise power supply, says AfriForum
A centralized power supply system has failed South Africa, so why not try decentralizing? That’s the rationale behind AfriForum’s plans…
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ANC has a right to appoint whoever it wants in public service positions – Party counsel on cadre deployment
Counsel for the ANC has defended the political party’s cadre deployment and development policy saying it’s unconstitutional to prejudice an…
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HSF: Arthur Fraser’s override of just one negative parole suggestion means one thing
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) says the fact that Arthur Fraser only overrode one of the 100 negative recommendations the…
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AfriForum and NSPCA to appeal Thandi Modise animal cruelty case
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA), together with advocate Gerrie Nel and the AfriForum private…
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Outcome of court battle over Jacob Zuma’s prison release still pending
Fifteen months ago today, former President Jacob Zuma was incarcerated at the Estcourt correctional services facility, which means that 7…
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AfriForum maintains ‘Kill The Boer’ is morally wrong
Despite losing the hate speech case, AfriForum’s Ernst Roets yesterday maintained Dubul’ iBhunu (Shoot the Boer) sung by the Economic…
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