Former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille is set to be the opening speaker at the upcoming Hoerikwaggo Indaba on Safety where role players will discuss solutions for crime. The indaba, hosted by civil society organisation Cape Forum, is named after the Khoisan description of Table Mountain, namely Hoerikwaggo (“mountain in the sea”). Struggle icon Dr…
The critique on Manie Libbok over the Springboks’ defeat against Argentina this past Saturday is in a way a remnant of our shared history, says Heindrich Wyngaard, Executive Chairperson of the civil rights organisation Cape Forum. “What many of Libbok’s critics refuse to take into account is the price he had to pay – what…
Cape Forum calls on coloured communities to not view the impending signing of the draconian Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA) as a matter that will only affect former model C schools. This is a fight for every school and every household in South Africa and specifically the Afrikaans-speaking communities. With the announcement by President…
The Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) decision to cut more than 2 400 teaching posts next year will have far-reaching consequences for the province and will not only adversely affect the education sector but also community development, crime rates and economic growth. This is the warning from the civil rights organisation Cape Forum laid out…
The civil rights organisation Cape Forum says it will be an absolute shame and a dishonour to the country’s legal system if John Hlophe, impeached Judge President of the Western Cape, is appointed to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Heindrich Wyngaard, Executive Chairperson of Cape Forum, says it was bad enough that Hlophe was just…
Despite the fact that the parliament’s five-year term officially comes to an end at midnight (21 May), Cape Forum is not going to give up the battle for the preservation of provincial referendums. “This is because we believe that elections alone are not sufficient to test citizens’ opinions on matters that affect them. Provincial referendums…
Political parties and civil society organisations across South Africa, such as Cape Forum, are united in their vehement opposition to the deeply worrying Basic Education Acts Amendment Bill (also known as the BELA Bill) approved by the National Assembly (NA) yesterday. This draconian piece of legislation represents a clear attack on the constitutional rights and…
Civil society organisations across South Africa – such as the Cape Forum – are united in fierce opposition to the deeply worrying Basic Education Acts Amendment Bill (also known as the BELA Bill), which was recently proposed by the ruling party and this morning (Tuesday) passed by the National Council of Provinces. This draconian piece…
Cape Forum strongly condemns today’s events at the appearance of the accused in the missing Joslin Smith’s case at the Vredenburg Magistrate’s Court. Riots by members of the public at the time of the appearance of the accused were caused after it was insisted that a politician should be allowed inside the court building. Cape…
The civil rights organisation Cape Forum also got the opportunity today at the eleventh hour to make its presentation on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (the so-called BELA Bill) to the Standing Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture. This follows after Cape Forum submitted its written comments on the Bill on…
End of content
End of content
All fields marked with * are compulsory.
Thank you for wanting to donate to Cape Forum
All fields marked with * are compulsory.
"*" indicates required fields
Cape Forum
22B Church Street
Durbanville
Cape Town
7550
021 745 4082
© Cape Forum
POPI act