The civil rights watchdog AfriForum takes note that the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation granted diplomatic immunity to the Zimbabwean president’s wife, Mrs Grace Mugabe, after she allegedly assaulted Miss Gabriella Engels in a hotel in Sandton last week. “Mrs Mugabe’s departure to Zimbabwe and the granting of diplomatic immunity by the…
The civil rights watchdog AfriForum and Adv. Gerrie Nel, Head of the organisation’s Private Prosecuting Unit, today announced at a media conference that they would support Miss Gabriella Engels to see that justice prevails in the assault charge that Miss Engels had brought against Mrs Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s First Lady. The support entails among…
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today revealed that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa opposes AfriForum’s joint court application in the Constitutional Court. This follows the application brought by AfriForum, the Quaker Peace Centre and the F.W. de Klerk Foundation in the Constitutional Court on 8 June this year to order Ramaphosa to establish a Commission of…
The civil rights watchdog AfriForum, the Quaker Peace Centre and the FW de Klerk Foundation brought an application in the Constitutional Court today to obtain an order to direct Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s Deputy President, to appoint a commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture or a silent coup. In their application, the…
Organisations unite: Deputy President should appoint a commission of inquiry The civil rights watchdog AfriForum, the Quaker Peace Centre and the FW de Klerk Foundation brought an application in the Constitutional Court today to obtain an order to direct Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s Deputy President, to appoint a commission of inquiry into allegations of state…
Adv. Gerrie Nel resigned as State Prosecutor and will be the Head of AfriForum’s new private prosecuting unit from 1 February 2017. South African legislation makes private prosecution possible in cases where the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) decides to not prosecute someone suspected of an offence. According to Nel, he decided to accept the…
AfriForum today released a report pertaining to the alleged capture of the criminal justice system, entitled ‘Joining the Dots’, during a media conference in Centurion. According to the report, authored by Paul O’Sullivan, President Jacob Zuma secured control over the criminal justice system to ensure that criminal charges against himself, his family members and their…
AfriForum today laid criminal charges against Pres. Jacob Zuma, Ajay Gupta, Tegeta and Eskom’s Board as well as against Mosebenzi Zwane, Minister of Mineral Resources, and Lynne Brown, Minister of Public Enterprises. This follows the release on Wednesday of the State of Capture report by the former Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela. “The State of…
The civil rights organisation AfriForum welcomes the decision of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to withdraw the charges against Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance. Monique Taute, Head of AfriForum’s Anti-corruption Unit, says it is however regrettable that it had to take the pressure and intervention of the civil society to have come to this point….
AfriForum launched its Anti-corruption Unit in cooperation with Paul O’Sullivan, Forensic Investigator and certified Fraud Examiner, at a media conference in Centurion today. The civil rights organisation has long recognised the fact that systemic corruption could bring any country to its knees and therefore decided to take this opportunity to expose how the criminal justice…
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