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Kwamakhutha massacre: 7 Men shot dead, suspect remanded

Kwamakhutha massacre: 7 Men shot dead, suspect remanded

A 23-year-old man appeared at the Umbumbulu Magistrate’s Court on 3 June 2020, for the murder of seven men at KwaMakhutha. He was remanded...
Whistle blowers : High court finds PP's accusations against police minister invalid

Whistle blowers: High court finds PP’s accusations against police minister invalid

In August 2018‚ a report by Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane accused the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, of gross negligence, improper conduct and...
Hawks refute 'Sunday Tribune newspaper's' fake story

Hawks refute ‘Sunday Tribune newspaper’s’ fake story

The Sunday Tribune newspaper recently published a story headlined: "Hawks Report clears Lindiwe Sisulu’s advisor of Wrongdoing". It described how Mphumzi Mdekazi the Advisor to...
Woman fatally stabs boyfriend, Kwa Thema

Woman fatally stabs boyfriend, Kwa Thema

Kwa Thema Police have arrested a 31-year-old woman for allegedly killing a 35-year-old man believed to be her boyfriend. The incident took place in Kwa...
Crystal Meth and dagga, 2 dealers arrested, Nigel

Crystal Meth and dagga, 2 dealers arrested, Nigel

Members of Nigel Crime Prevention Unit were patrolling at Kurpur Street in Alrapark when they received information that dagga and drugs are being sold...
South Africa’s lockdown: a great start, but then a misreading of how society works

South Africa’s lockdown: a great start, but then a misreading of...

South Africa’s government is proud that its response to Covid-19 relies on science. It might be prouder if it was also guided by knowledge...
Farm attack, 2 attackers - couple fight for their lives, Nelspruit

Farm attack, 2 attackers – couple fight for their lives, Nelspruit

A couple survived a farm attack on their smallholding in the Weltevreden area, outside of Nelspruit, in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa on...
Neighbourhood and farm watches: Country-wide resistance patrols planned

Neighbourhood and farm watches: Country-wide resistance patrols planned

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and the family farm network Saai will fight any resistance from the state against neighbourhood and farm watches who...
High Court - Dlamini-Zuma's forced quarantine camp regulations scrapped. Photo: Pixabay

High Court – Dlamini-Zuma’s forced quarantine camp regulations scrapped

AfriForum today achieved a victory in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria when Judge J. W. Louw granted the civil rights organisation’s urgent...
Confusion surrounding firearm amnesty deadline

Confusion surrounding firearm amnesty deadline

A great deal of confusion was caused by the statement of the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, that the amnesty period for illegal firearms...
Unlawful lockdown arrests: Guilty officials must be brought to book

Unlawful lockdown arrests: Guilty officials must be brought to book

AfriForum has appointed a legal team to assist two victims of suspected unlawful arrests – that took place during the nationwide lockdown – in...
High Court - 'lockdown regulations are unconstitutional and invalid'

High Court – ‘lockdown regulations are unconstitutional and invalid’

AfriForum welcomes the ruling by the North Gauteng High Court on 2 June 2020 that the regulations of level 4 and level 3 of...