insert_link South Africa Forum demands state of emergency to fight gang violence in Western Cape Photograph: Christian Science Monitor/Getty Photograph: Christian Science Monitor/Christian Science Monitor/Getty The Activists and Citizens Forum has raised alarm over rising gang-related killings in Cape Town and other parts of the Western Cape, calling on authorities to take urgent action. Forum spokesperson Dennis Bloem urged the government to consider declaring a state of emergency in high-risk townships, saying residents live in constant fear for their safety. “The time for half-measures has passed. […] today8 September, 2025
insert_link South Africa South Africa Activists Warn Against Afriforum and Solidarity’s “Destructive Game” In S.A, the Activists and Citizens Forum says Afriforum and Solidarity are busy with what it calls, a dangerous and destructive game. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the organisations are busy opening old wounds inflicted by their Apartheid leaders. Adding that the victims of apartheid are trying very hard not to be vengeful against their perpetrators: today3 March, 2025