AfriForum 

Institute for Federalism

 The think tank dedicated to the study and promotion of federalism as a grassroots phenomenon.

Federalism Activities

The AfriForum Institute for Federalism is a think tank dedicated to the study and promotion of federalism as a grassroots phenomenon, for the benefit of Afrikaners and other cultural minorities in particular and South Africans in general. The Institute was founded in 2026 to support the practical civil rights work of AfriForum with quality research in areas ranging from policy development and local safety to property rights and racial discrimination, all around the golden thread of community federalism.

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“Federalism presupposes different levels of decision-making, while community federalism specifically entrusts decision-making power to communities by way of selfdoen.”

– Kallie Kriel, CEO: AfriForum

“There is no country with more than one official language that is not a federation. South Africa has twelve official languages – how can we be centrally governed under such circumstances?”


– Flip Buys, Chairperson: Solidarity Movement