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Ernst Roets is the former deputy CEO of AfriForum and is now the Head of Policy at Solidarity.
Ernst Roets appointed as Head of Policy of the Solidarity Movement Trust - Solidariteit Beweging
AfriForum’s Chief Executive for Strategy and International Liaison, Dr Ernst Roets has just been appointed Head of Policy for the Solidarity Movement. In his new capacity, Roets will henceforth be responsible for coordinating the policy and strategy among the institutions of the Solidarity Movement, and for promoting public buy-in for this strategy. This also entails […]
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Differences, broadly speaking
AfriForum and Solidarity are separate but interconnected South African organisations, each serving a different purpose but with a broader strategy aimed at strengthening everything to do with Afrikaners, such as language, traditions, heritage and so on.
- AfriForum: This is a civil rights organisation and, I believe, the largest below the equator. AfriForum fights for the rights of Afrikaners and, by extension, minority groups in South Africa.
- Solidarity: This is a trade union of sorts and, as you'd expect, focused on looking after the interests of its members in the workplace. Solidarity deals with stuff like labour rights, fair wages and working conditions.
- Solidarity movement: Although a bit abstract, this is Solidarity's and AfriForum's overarching set of ideas, goals and policies encompassing the preservation of Afrikanerdom. It's sort of a blueprint for a parallel society which Solidarity calls 'a network of work'.
