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’s Community Safety Centre helps combat crime in Bloemfontein

ByAfriForum 19/02/202619/02/2026

AfriForum’s Bloemfontein Community Safety Centre (CSC) dispatched response vehicles in the Bloemfontein area on average three times a day (95 times in total) during January to respond to emergencies and crime-related incidents. During this time, response teams responded to four fires, one theft and 11 car accidents, as well as making eight arrests and reporting four suspicious persons or vehicles.

The CSC continuously works with the AfriForum911 Response Unit, local AfriForum neighbourhood watches and other security role players to handle diverse operational incidents.

The statistics show that direct communication with the community continues to be a basic need for residents. The CSC received a total of 86 complaints via WhatsApp and handled 25 telephone complaints. The teams’ patrols also played an important role in visible crime prevention. AfriForum neighbourhood watches conducted eight patrols through residential areas during the month, the AfriForum911 Response Unit conducted 36 patrols, and 11 joint patrols.

“AfriForum’s operational statistics in Bloemfontein are proof that organised community safety in collaboration with various role players makes a tangible and measurable difference in combating crime,” says Christo Groenewald, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for Bloemfontein.

“This close collaboration and subsequent successes strengthen integrated response times, improve the flow of information between role players and actively contribute to increased safety in neighbourhoods.”

AfriForum will continue to expand its safety network in Bloemfontein, train volunteers and deepen cooperation with role players to make communities safer.

AfriForum calls on residents to remain actively involved in their local neighbourhood watches and to report crime and suspicious activities in a timely manner, as cooperation between community and security structures remains the key to sustainable safety.