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#StopTheBus campaign: AfriForum hands over protest letters in Pretoria against transportation of people to presidential inauguration

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

AfriForum today submitted numerous protest letters of residents across the country against the president’s request – that municipalities countrywide must transport 18 000 people to the presidential inauguration in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 – at the National Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in Pretoria. The civil rights organisation also sent a protest letter to the…

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AfriForum condemns decision by presidency to press on with exorbitant inauguration ceremony

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

AfriForum condemns the decision by the presidency to press on with today’s exorbitant inauguration ceremony. In spite of the presidency’s reassurance that taxpayers have to cough up R100 million less than for the previous presidential inauguration, R120 million still is an enormous amount to spend on a one-off and unnecessary ceremony such as this. Nkosazana…

Corruption | Misapplication | News

AfriForum files criminal charges against Shaun Abrahams

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and Genl. Johan Booysen, former Head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal who was presumably unlawfully suspended by Nomgcobo Jiba, today filed criminal charges of perjury and defeating the ends of justice against Shaun Abrahams, the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). This follows after the North Gauteng High Court found…

Private Prosecutions

Private Prosecution Unit intervenes after Lesufi’s failure to act against teacher accused of raping orphan

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit placed pressure on Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng Education MEC, as well as the SAPS after no steps were initially taken against a teacher of the Aha-Thuto Secondary School that allegedly raped a 14-year-old school girl. The teacher was (according to sources at the school) removed from the schoolgrounds and the police is…

Private Prosecutions

State appeals rapist’s fine after AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit writes to NPA

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

Adv. Moipone Noko, Director of Public Prosecution for the North West division, yesterday announced that the state is taking steps to appeal the sentence of a fine for a convicted rapist. This follows after AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit wrote a letter to Shamila Batohi, Head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in this regard. Magistrate…

Private Prosecutions

AfriForum to approach court to force NPA to make decision regarding prosecution of Malema

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

The civil rights watchdog AfriForum today indicated during a media conference in Centurion that they will approach the court with a mandamus application to force the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to make decisions regarding the prosecution of Julius Malema, Leader of the EFF, concerning three pending cases against him. These three cases in which Malema…

Private Prosecutions

NPA to prosecute Malema and Ndlozi for alleged assault following AfriForum’s continuous pressure

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) today informed AfriForum that they are going to prosecute Julius Malema, Leader of the EFF, and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, EFF Spokesperson, for the alleged assault of a colonel in the SAPS. This follows AfriForum’s announcement in July this year that they would approach the court with a mandamus application to force…

Private Prosecutions

AfriForum welcomes decision that Duduzane Zuma not be acquitted

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

AfriForum welcomed the court’s decision today not to acquit Duduzane Zuma (son of former President Jacob Zuma) on a charge of culpable homicide and a charge of reckless and negligent driving. The case has been postponed to 15 May 2019, when the defence team will start leading its witnesses. Zuma Jr’s defence team brought an application in…

Private Prosecutions

Duduzane Zuma must account in court

Byafriforum 21/10/2019

AfriForum welcomes the fact that Duduzane Zuma, son of former President Jacob Zuma, had to testify today in the case of culpable homicide and reckless and negligent driving against him. Zuma Jr was called as the defence’s first witness in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The case was postponed until tomorrow morning 08:30 after the stenograph broke…

Private Prosecutions

Thandi Modise’s trial ready for private prosecution

Byafriforum 18/10/2019

AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit subpoenaed Thandi Modise, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, to appear in the Potchefstroom Regional Court on 21 June 2019 on charges of animal abuse. This follows after the Private Prosecution Unit last year announced that they would privately prosecute Modise on behalf of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty…