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.

Sentencing in the Malema firearms case set to kick off tomorrow

ByAfriForum 14/04/202614/04/2026

Soundbite: Jacques Broodryk (English)

Soundbite: Jacques Broodryk (Afrikaans)

The sentencing of Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, is set to kick off tomorrow (15 April) in the East London Magistrate’s Court and is expected to be completed by Thursday (16 April). This follows Malema’s conviction in September last year under the Firearms Control Act on five charges, including discharging a firearm in a built-up or public place without sufficient cause, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

AfriForum laid criminal charges against Malema in August 2018 after he fired several shots with a firearm during the EFF’s fifth anniversary celebrations on 28 July 2018 at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium outside East London.

According to Jacques Broodryk, AfriForum’s Chief Spokesperson for Community Safety, the state is asking, among other things, for a minimum of 15 years in prison for the illegal possession of a firearm. “The magistrate has already proven that no one is above the law. The sentence must now also reflect the seriousness of the crime, regardless of Malema’s political status,” Broodryk emphasised.

AfriForum played a decisive role in bringing this case to court. Without the organisation’s intervention and sustained pressure, the case may never have been heard in the first place. The case represents a significant victory in AfriForum’s ongoing efforts to uphold the rule of law and ensure equal accountability for all.

The media is invited to attend the court proceedings.

Date: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Time: 09:30

Venue: East London Magistrates Court, 4 Buffalo Street, East London