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19 May 2013
                       
 
 
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03 May 2013
 
 
SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, on language rights (03/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Yesterday, on 2 May 2013, the Use of Official Languages Act, Act 12 of 2012 was officially implemented. This is supposed to be a date of huge significance in the history of South Africa, because...
 
 
25 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO, Chief Justice appoints Tribunal to investigate AfriForum's complaint against Judge Motata (25/04/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum received a letter from the Secretariat of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), indicating that Chief Justice Mogoeng had appointed a Judicial Conduct Tribunal in terms of Section 19 of...
 
 
12 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, refusing to register for e-toll (12/04/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum confirmed today that personnel and representatives of the organisation will not register for the proposed e-toll system, and that the civil rights organisation encourages the public to do...
 
 
11 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, calls on Judicial Service Commission to make judiciary more aware of language rights (11/04/2013)
STATEMENT
In response to Judge Cynthia Pretorius’ statement that English should be the court language of South Africa, AfriForum called on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to make the judiciary more...
 
 
14 Mar 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Ernst Roets, AfriForum Deputy CEO, welcomes verdict regarding Ottosdal farm murder (14/03/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum said today that the civil rights organisation was grateful for the verdict in the farm murder case of André van der Merwe, a farmer from Ottosdal who was murdered in 2011, but added that...
 
 
13 Mar 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Ernst Roets, AfriForum CEO, requests to see the Human Rights Commission regarding farm murders (13/03/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum today asked for an appointment with the Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Adv. Lawrence Mushwana, to obtain the Commission's support for AfriForum's...
 
 
09 Mar 2013
 
SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, AfriForum to use ANC settlement against Xingwana (09/03/2013)
STATEMENT
Delegates at AfriForum’s first National Congress today unanimously accepted a motion indicating that the settlement that was reached between AfriForum and the ANC last year, should be applied to...
 
 
01 Mar 2013
 
Municipality CPA exemptions set aside
EXEMPTIONS
The High Court in Pretoria on Thursday set aside a government notice which exempted low and medium capacity municipalities from having to comply with the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Ruling in...
 
 
18 Feb 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Alana Bailey, AfriForum Deputy CEO, asserts that the Basic Education Minister is sabotaging learners' future (18/02/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum was shocked by the decision of the Minister of Basic Education that senior learners may from now on only fail once in Grades 10 to 12. A second fail will mean that they will be passed...
 
 
13 Feb 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Alana Bailey, AfriForum Deputy CEO, inquiry into textbooks delivery reveals cycle of dysfunction (13/02/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum is still receiving information about schools waiting for textbooks from the Department of Basic Education. This proves that the Department's claim of a 100% delivery rate is untrue.
 
 
12 Feb 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Alana Bailey, AfriForum Deputy CEO, condemns attitude of Education Department regarding textbook crisis (12/02/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum sharply condemned the Department of Basic Education for threatening principals who "discredited" the Department by making public information regarding undelivered textbooks. Yesterday...
 
 
31 Jan 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO, asserts that the Minister of Police disregards farm murder crisis (31/01/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum accused the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, of deliberately disregarding the magnitude of the farm murder crisis in South Africa, and being unfeeling towards the victims of this...
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
AfriForum: Statement by Ernst Roets, AfriForum Deputy CEO, responds to statement by Nathi Mthethwa (17/01/2013)
STATEMENT
AfriForum today asked the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, to tell the victims of farm attacks that AfriForum’s plea for stronger police action with regard to farm murders is merely a...
 
 
AfriForum: Statement by Ernst Roets, AfriForum Deputy CEO, on letters of farm attacks presented to Minister Nathi Mthethwa (17/01/2013)
STATEMENT
"Many of these people not only have to deal with the death of loved ones, but will also struggle for the rest of their lives with the senseless brutality of the murders," said Ernst Roets, Deputy...
 
 
SAPS: Statement by South African Police Service, on AfriForum publicity stunt (17/01/2013)
STATEMENT
Two years ago, Afriforum invited the media to their meeting in Pretoria, under false pretence that the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa was to address their gathering. The Ministry learnt about...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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