Civil society organisation Cape Forum has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, to request that former ambassador to the US, Dr Franklin Sonn, be honoured with an official funeral. Dr Sonn, who passed away on Saturday aged 86, has been applauded by President Ramaphosa as a Member of…
Cape Forum is proud to have recently donated Puma rugby boots to young, coloured pupils at Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck. These boots are an investment in their future and potential, both on and off the field. The donation was made possible by Puma. This gesture is part of Cape Forum’s ongoing commitment to assisting young…
The Boland Rugby Union will now have to provide answers on allegations of bribery and complaints about referees’ handling of matches after Cape Forum lodged an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). The civil rights organisation’s application follows in the wake of serious allegations of match-fixing at the union. According to…
Cape Forum’s Head of Community Activation, Bernard Pieters, and his wife Petro’s extensive first aid knowledge on CPR saved a woman’s life in Langebaan this past weekend (Saturday, 11 October). As part of Cape Forum’s commitment to community safety it has joined hands with AfriForum to offer safety training, including first aid training, to the…
Cape Forum has decided to heed the request of disgruntled clubs by seeking legal advice on the possibility of putting a stop to the Boland Rugby Union’s Top 12 play-offs of its Groot Uitdaag cup competition. The draw for the play-offs was held in Wellington on Heritage Day this past Wednesday. Heindrich Wyngaard, executive chairperson…
Soundbite: Heindrich Wyngaard (English) Soundbite: Heindrich Wyngaard (Afrikaans) The country’s Khoi and San groups must begin to act in ways that will put an end to the mockery that is being made of them over, among other things, mutual disputes over positions and traditions. This was the message from the civil rights organisation Cape Forum…
The Cape Forum and Green4Life donated 200 trees and approximately 200 fruit tree cuttings to the HOPE Centre in Delft on 16 September to support their existing agricultural projects. Cape Forum and Green4Life negotiated with Babylonstoren for the nearly 200 fruit tree cuttings. Babylonstoren even offered free training to the young people at the centre,…
Cape Forum is deeply disturbed by the events in the Johannesburg suburb of Coronationville where residents have been forced to protest over the past few days due to the non-provision of water services. “The non-provision of water rights is a serious violation of a basic human right of the community,” says Heindrich Wyngaard, Chairperson of…
Cape Forum expresses its deep disappointment and dismay over the video currently circulating on social media showing a young (coloured) girl making a racist remark towards (black) fellow learners. “We strongly condemn this,” says Heindrich Wyngaard, Cape Forum’s Chairperson. We have taken note that the incident occurred at Knysna High School in the Southern Cape….
Civil society organisation Cape Forum is deeply disgusted and outraged by the vile and degrading comments recently aired on the Open Chats Podcast. In the particular episode, four young Black African presenters referred to the Coloured community as being incestuous and “crazy”, alleging that Coloured people “sleep with their siblings”. Cape Forum is of the…
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