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.

Oudtshoorn branch helps schools to increase safety

ByAfriForum 07/05/202607/05/2026

AfriForum’s Oudtshoorn branch conducted safety audits at Laerskool Wesbank and Langenhoven Gimnasium last week to help tighten up the safety of these schools.

The audit covers basic safety-related issues such as fencing, outdoor lighting and cameras. It is designed so that the school can use it to identify vulnerable areas and make the necessary improvements. The audit also enables a school to put contingency plans in place for different types of emergencies, such as fires, floods, violent protests or kidnappings.

“It is of paramount importance that the children in our communities can go to school in a safe environment. Schools are often a soft target for opportunistic offenders and therefore it is important to be proactive. We cannot allow crime to gain a foothold in our community, which is why it is important for us at AfriForum to increase safety in our community as a whole and not just specifically in the various neighbourhoods,” says Marthinus Erasmus, AfriForum’s district coordinator in the Southern Cape.

AfriForum’s Oudtshoorn neighbourhood watch also chased cable thieves out of one of the neighbourhoods last week. The neighbourhood watch consists of volunteers who pitch in to keep their community safe.

AfriForum encourages residents to become part of the branch’s projects and work together to build a culture of self-reliance, responsibility and community pride. Schools can contact AfriForum if they are in need of a school safety audit.

Join the Oudtshoorn branch today and help them do more. Send an email to marthinus.erasmus@afriforum.co.za, or call Erasmus on 081 216 9602.