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AfriForum onthul skokkende nuus: 56 wit skoolmeisies weens ras uit Gauteng-netbalspanne gelaat

Die burgerregteorganisasie AfriForum het in Pretoria bekend gemaak dat dié organisasie die keurders vir die Gautengse o.12- tot o.18-skolespanne se puntestate bekom het.

Dié puntestate bewys dat 56 wit meisies, wat volgens die keurders se beoordeling op meriete vir die spanne gekies moes word, egter weens hul ras uit die spanne gelaat is.

AfriForum het reeds namens 12 van die benadeelde meisies se ouers amptelike klagtes by Netbal Suid-Afrika (NSA), Suid-Afrikaanse Skolenetbal (SASN) en Gauteng Skolenetbal (GSN) ingedien. Dié klagtes eis onder meer dat rassekwotas afgeskaf moet word en dat die benadeelde meisies skriftelik erkenning van GSN moet kry dat hulle wél op meriete gekies moes word. (Die volledige klag en die keurders se puntestate word hierby aangeheg.)

AfriForum en die ouers het in hul klagtes aan die bogenoemde netbalinstellings aangedui dat, sou daar nie binne 14 dae aan hul eise voldoen word nie, ’n amptelike klag van rassediskriminsaie teen NSA by die Internasionale Netbalfederasie (INF) ingedien sal word. Indien nodig sal die saak ook na die internasionale Hof vir Arbitrasie in Sport (CAS) geneem word. Die INF se reëls, asook dié van sowel die Internasionale Olimpiese Komitee as die Statebondspelefederasie, verbied uitdruklik enige vorm van rassediskriminasie.

Kallie Kriel, uitvoerende hoof van AfriForum, wys daarop dat die 56 meisies wat suiwer op grond van hulle velkleur benadeel is, tussen 2001 en 2007 gebore is. Hulle is dus ná oudpresident Mandela se ampstermyn gebore.

“Dié jong kinders se waardigheid word ernstig geskend omdat hulle nou gestraf word vir ’n vorige bedeling waaraan hulle geen aandeel gehad het nie,” voeg Kriel by. Kriel vra hoe ’n mens vir ’n twaalfjarige meisie moet verduidelik dat sy goed genoeg is om ’n span te haal, maar dat haar ras (wat sy nie self gekies het nie) bepaal dat sy nie die span mag haal nie.

Volgens Kriel poog NSA en ander Suid-Afrikaanse sportliggame telkens om hul rassediskriminasie teen kinders met ’n kwotastelsel te regverdig deur dit voor te hou as ’n poging om ongelykhede reg te stel deur geleenthede te bied aan kinders wat skoolgaan by arm, agtergeblewe skole sonder toegang tot goeie fasiliteite en afrigting.

’n Ontleding van die spankeuses van die Gautengse skolespanne dui daarop dat 49 van die 56 meisies wat op grond van ras (en nie meriete nie) gekies is, in gegoede skole (privaat of voormalige model C‑skole) skoolgaan wat oor goeie fasiliteite en afrigters beskik. “Dit beteken dat die rassediskriminasie wat met die spankeuses gepaardgegaan het ’n suiwer poging is om ’n rasgedrewe ideologie te dien, en nie daarop gemik is om geleenthede vir arm kinders te skep nie,” sê Kriel.

Kriel wys daarop dat AfriForum sterk ten gunste daarvan is dat netbalspelers in arm gemeenskappe ontwikkel word. “Die feit dat die spankeusesyfers wys dat NSA klaaglik daarin misluk om spelers in arm skole te ontwikkel, kan nie as regverdiging vir NSA dien om sy eie mislukkings te probeer verbloem deur nou blatant op grond van ras teen kinders te diskrimineer en hul menswaardigheid te skend nie.”

Volgens Kriel het 42 swart meisies die Gautengse spanne op meriete gehaal. Dit is tragies dat hierdie beduidende getal goeie swart spelers nou ook benadeel word deurdat die rassekwotastelsel op onregverdige wyse die kwota-etiket om hul nekke hang.

AfriForum eis ook in sy skrywe dat die Suid-Afrikaanse netbalinstellings ’n uiteensetting verskaf van watter objektiewe kriteria gebruik word om kinders sonder hul ouers se toestemming op grond van ras vir die doeleindes van spankeuses te klassifiseer. AfriForum eis ook dat ’n volledige uiteensetting van NSA se ontwikkelingsinisiatiewe in arm gemeenskappe aan die organisasie verskaf word, aangesien AfriForum graag positiewe insette wil lewer ter verbetering van NSA se planne, wat klaarblyklik misluk as die gebrek in spanne aan spelers uit arm skole in ag geneem word.

Volgens Henk Maree, hoof van AfriForum Jeug, is NSA se diskriminasie teen wit skoolmeisies een van talle voorbeelde van hoe jongmense, wat graag ’n positiewe bydrae tot hul provinsies en land wil maak, op groot skaal vervreem word omdat hulle weens hul velkleur soos tweederangse burgers in hul geboorteland behandel word.

Maree wys daarop dat AfriForum Jeug nooit by hierdie soort benadeling van kinders en jongmense sal berus nie en dat sy organisasie elke meganisme tot sy beskikking sal gebruik om enduit te veg vir ’n samelewing waarin alle jongmense as eersterangse burgers beskou word.

Volgens AfriForum kan die publiek help om te wys dat daar wydverspreide teenkanting teen die kwotastelsel is deur hul name by klagtes teen NSA te voeg wat by die internasionale liggame ingedien gaan word. Die publiek kan hul name na 32687te SMS (R1).

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HUGE LAND CLAIM IN CENTURION – Alarmingly the land claim also includes Laerskool Rooihuiskraal and a piece of the Danie Joubert N1 highway, property affected is estimated at over R4Billion

HUGE LAND CLAIM IN CENTURION - Alarmingly the land claim also includes Laerskool Rooihuiskraal and a piece of the Danie Joubert N1 highway, property affected is estimated at over R4Billion

As we reported before, land claims in suburban areas are becoming the norm. The stark reality is that people should realize that these land claims are a far greater threat than what they initially thought.

Front National attended a meeting on 19 February 2019, held by Afriforum at Leriba Lodge, pertaining to the pending land claim in Centurion. The land claim stretches over 4000 hectares and it effects more than 2000 households. This includes areas such as: Zwartkop, Doornkloof, Rooihuiskraal, Olievenhoutbosch, Hoekplaats, Trigaardspoort, The Reeds, Brakfontein, Heuweloord, Louwlardia, Kosmosdal and Midstream. Some properties have up to seven claims on the same property and each claim must be dealt with individually. Alarmingly the land claim also includes Laerskool Rooihuiskraal (with 2000 Afrikaans pupils) and a piece of the Danie Joubert N1 highway. The total value of all the property affected is estimated at over R4Billion. The attendance was huge and more than 1000 people attended the meeting. Front National stands in solidarity with their members who are also affected by these land claims and Front National supports any initiative that will appose these questionable land claims.

Kallie Kriel, CEO of Afriforum, says that political leaders have created unrealistic expectations about land and that Afriforum will not stand back and allow legal owners of land pay the price for this.

As we reported before, the claim was lodged in 1998 on behalf of 39 members of the Mahlangu family, but only gazetted 20 years later, in June 2018. In the meantime all the original claimants passed on. That alone raises many question marks why the claimants waited a full 20 years before the claim was gazetted. A similar claim is also pending in Pretoria-East.

Ian Cameron, head of safety for Afriforum, says that since the 1st of January 2019, over 70 land-grabs were reported. Irresponsible comments by politicians and frivolous land claims is setting the tone for these kind of land-grabs. Afriforum have drafted and outlined a comprehensive 13 point plan to fight these land claims in Centurion.

Willie Spies, form Hurter & Spies Attorneys, says that property ownership in South Africa is severely under threat. The looming changes to Sec25 of the Constitution, compounds the problem. Currently, any person who wants to sell their property, or rent out their property or make any changes on the property must first give 30 days notice to the Land claims Commissioner. Government have given an extension on all land claims until June 2019. Indications are that there is another 15 pending land claims in the Centurion area and will be submitted before June 2019.

These claims have a direct influence on property values. But it not only influences the properties directly affected by the claims, but it also effects the value of neighboring properties as well.

Residents have formed a civic rights group called ReThRo. Both Afriforum and ReThRo have taken hands to address this land claim together. Any person who would like to find out if their property is affected by the land claim can visit their website and see on the maps if their property is on the list. Their website is: www.rethro.org.za

These land claims have set the tone of what we can expect in the future. Suburban areas, including schools and highways are under threat and we need to take heed of what is happening. Land claims are not just limited to farms or empty pieces of land anymore.

We encourage our members to submit their mandates and objections on the allocated Afriforum website. Even if you are not affected by the land claim, you can still object to the land claim as these land claims directly influence property rights and property values. You can also find out more about the land claims and what they entail. Go to: www.grondeis.co.za
People can also submit queries to: [email protected]

Front National agree that property rights are fundamental rights that are protected by International Law. We also encourage our members to fight these dubious land claims collectively. Every legal remedy should be used to protect your property rights. BUT, we do not know for how long can our people stave off these land claims and land grabs indefinitely. We have seen what happened in Zimbabwe and we see many similarities happening here in South Africa. We need to keep in mind that the Land Claim Commissioners are political appointees and the mere fact that these kind of questionable and dubious claims are even considered and the looming changes to Section 25 of the Constitution, should serve as a serious warning.

Front National maintains that the only sure way that we can guarantee our future and guarantee the protection of our property rights, is to have self-determination in our own self-governed area. We have the right to self-determination in terms of trite International Law, several International Treaties and Section 235 of our Constitution. It is time that we claim our right.

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