Solidarity Movement has announced that AfriForum’s Dr Ernst Roets has been appointed Head of Policy, which will see him coordinate the organisation’s policy work and strategy, and promote public buy-in.

Roets has been heading AfriForum’s Chief Executive for Strategy and International Liaison for the past 13 years.

Solidarity Movement chairperson Flip Buys says Roets’ appointment follows the urgent need to speed up the Movement’s protection and building projects owing to the “perpetually deteriorating condition of the country”.

Roets holds a doctorate in Law, which equips and enables him to give depth to the federal plans of the Movement that will be announced in early October.