Police members, Cape Forum protest against withdrawal of Kinnear family’s security detail, mismanagement in SAPS

Police members, Cape Forum protest against withdrawal of Kinnear family’s security detail, mismanagement in SAPS

This week, the civil rights organisation Cape Forum once again made an urgent appeal to the South African Police Service (SAPS) to prioritise the reinstatement of the Kinnear family’s police security detail. Cape Forum, as well as a group of police members and other interested organisations, in support of the reinstatement of the family’s security…

Urgent investigation into political interference in fishing industry essential

Urgent investigation into political interference in fishing industry essential

The civil rights organisation Cape Forum argues that rumours about political interference in the fishing industry and allegations that it has become a breeding ground for cadre deployment must be urgently investigated. This interference means that the livelihood and culture of the Cape’s small-scale fishing communities, which earn their bread and butter from this industry,…

BELA will rob parents of their say in schools, warns Cape Forum

BELA will rob parents of their say in schools, warns Cape Forum

If the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (also known as the BELA Bill) is accepted in its current form, it will amount to a shameful stripping of parents’ say in their children’s school education in particular regarding schools’ language and admission policies. This is the opinion of the civil rights organisation Cape Forum, which submitted…

Cape Forum demands answers about stolen firearms at Mitchells Plain police station

Cape Forum demands answers about stolen firearms at Mitchells Plain police station

The civil rights organisation Cape Forum and several other local community leaders, activists, and civil rights organisations gathered in front of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Mitchells Plain police station on Friday (26 January) to protest against the terrifying wave of firearms theft from this police station. It came to light last week that…

Cape Forum demands reinstatement of Kinnear widow’s security detail

Cape Forum demands reinstatement of Kinnear widow’s security detail

The civil rights organisation Cape Forum has today sent an urgent letter to the Western Cape District Commissioner, Maj Gen Vincent Beaton, and called for the reinstatement of the widow of the murdered Lt Col Charl Kinnear, Nicolette Kinnear’s, security detail. Cape Forum argues that the reinstatement of her and her family’s security detail, at…

Cape Forum’s Constitutional Court application on provincial referendums puts pressure on Parliament

Cape Forum’s Constitutional Court application on provincial referendums puts pressure on Parliament

Cape Forum’s Constitutional Court application to enable premiers to call provincial referendums is now putting pressure on Parliament to enact appropriate legislation for the holding of provincial referenda. Cape Forum approached the court in May 2023 to seek legal clarity on whether premiers indeed possess the legal power to call referendums. This followed conflicting legal…

Ramaphosa’s attempt to scare grant beneficiaries is reprehensible, says civil rights organisation

Ramaphosa’s attempt to scare grant beneficiaries is reprehensible, says civil rights organisation

The last thing that poor people and the country’s millions of unemployed can afford is to be misled by pres. Cyril Ramaphosa about social grants that will supposedly disappear if the ANC should lose the election. Attempting to gain electoral support in this way is reprehensible. This is the opinion of the civil rights organisation…

SITA CEO’s resignation raises red flags about more problems at agency

SITA CEO’s resignation raises red flags about more problems at agency

The civil rights organisation Cape Forum believes the resignation of Dr. Bongani Mabaso, chief executive officer of the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), raises red flags about the growing problems at this agency. Mabaso’s early termination of his five-year contract follows barely eight months after he joined the agency in April this year and almost…

Cape Forum protests against bail for slasher who slit wife’s throat

Cape Forum protests against bail for slasher who slit wife’s throat

The civil rights organisation Cape Forum and community members today protested in front of the Athlone Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town against bail for alleged throat slasher Arthur Sass who is accused of stabbing his wife, Genevieve Snyders, in the chest and slitting her throat on 28 November. Snyders was at a store to buy…

Antiquated police equipment: Cape Forum demands answers from SITA

Antiquated police equipment: Cape Forum demands answers from SITA

Possibility of irregularities in tender process must now be investigated While the Western Cape is caught in a serious stranglehold of crime, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in this province have to make do with insufficient and antiquated technology or make use of personal WhatsApp messages. The civil rights organisation Cape Forum…

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