AfriForum
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| Motto | Laat jou stem hoor (English: Let your voice be heard) |
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| Formation | 26 March 2006 |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Union Street, Kloofsig, Centurion, Gauteng |
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Membership
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196,000 (2017) |
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CEO
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Kallie Kriel |
| Affiliations | Solidarity Movement |
| Website | afriforum |
AfriForum is a South African civil-rights organisation linked to the Solidarity trade union. It was established in 2006 with the objective of encouraging the participation of statistical minority group such as Afrikaners in public debate and civil actions. It particularly promotes the protection of Afrikaner culture, and has opposed renaming streets and affirmative action, which it considers a form of discrimination.
According to AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel, AfriForum is a civil rights initiative to mobilise civil society and specifically minority communities, in order to take part in democratic debate. Kriel further stated that AfriForum would like to achieve balance in South Africa. “True democracy needs alternative voices in order to succeed. While we aren’t a political party, we give alternative ideas and suggestions, where applicable, to the government stance.”
The movement's youth wing is known as AfriForum Youth.
AfriForum was founded in 2006. The organisation's roots can be traced back to the active social role that Solidarity has played in the South African political landscape. AfriForum's Civil Rights Charter was officially adopted by the organization on 7 September 2006 during a discussion forum held in Pretoria.
The organisation's principal focus is inter alia on the following areas: civil, safety and security, community affairs, local government, environmental affairs, education as well as preserving the language, culture and heritage in South Africa.
In 2009, the group contested the presence of Robert Mugabe at the inauguration of Jacob Zuma's presidency. It was also involved in a bid to prevent the delivery of Alouette III Air Force helicopters to the Zimbabwean army.
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