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.

AfriForum hands Knysna Municipality urgent service delivery priorities

AfriForum’s Knysna branch handed over a memorandum to the Municipal Manager yesterday with ten of the most important service delivery priorities in the Knysna Local Municipality. AfriForum is aware of several serious municipal service delivery deficits in Knysna and seeks to use this memorandum to highlight some of the most important issues that require immediate attention.

“The issues, which range from poor refuse collection, illegal power connections and sewage flowing through the streets, threaten the survival of Knysna as a community. If the Knysna Municipality cares for the wellbeing of its residents and wants to ensure the survival of the jewel of the Garden Route, then these issues should be addressed without delay,” says Marthinus Erasmus, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the Southern Cape.

AfriForum has grouped the ten issues in order of importance and urgency and insisted in its letter that the Municipality pays serious attention to:

Water infrastructure: conduct a comprehensive audit of the town’s water infrastructure and prioritise repairing water leaks
Sewerage system: repair bottlenecks in the system to halt the flow of sewage in the area
Electricity network: conduct a complete audit of the network and remove illegal power connections
Disaster risk assessment: determine what incidents could potentially occur due to poorly maintained infrastructure and develop contingency plans for these possibilities
Refuse removal: improve the efficiency of the current system so that garbage is removed in a timely manner and refine the functioning of the transfer station so that garbage does not accumulate
Landfill site: commence with the immediate rehabilitation of the current site to ensure sustainable use of the facility
Municipal pound and grazing land: start a municipal pound for animals and put communal grazing land into use
Illegal occupiers and vagrants: remove vagrants and take timeous action against illegal occupiers
Law enforcement: increase the capacity of law enforcement officers and improve the enforcement of existing bylaws
Roads and vehicles: conduct a complete audit of all roads and municipal vehicles and compile a priority list for repairs

“AfriForum has once again emphasized that it is prepared to assist the Municipality with each of the issues. AfriForum believes that sustainable solutions are only possible if the community is actively involved in the process,” concludes Erasmus.

AfriForum’s Knysna branch has already run several successful community projects and will continue to fight for the survival of this beautiful coastal town. Join the Knysna branch today. Send an email to marthinus.erasmus@afriforum.co.za or call 082 216 9602 for more information.