At present very little if any space is being created for Afrikaans media. Even within the commercial Afrikaans media there are some media institutions who are unsympathetic towards the critical situation of Afrikaans, or who are not prepared to give up their monopoly on the Afrikaans media in order to support or to mentor smaller role-players who want to or can make an active contribution for Afrikaans.
We support freedom of expression and freedom of the media as a cornerstone of the sound functioning of any community. Although there are several kinds of media, our focus is on community media because the future of Afrikaans media cannot be left simply to the politically driven government and the profit-driven private sector.
We have established several media platforms. The Solidarity Magazine has a circulation of 135 000, while the weekly electronic newsletter Solder has 67 500 subscribers. The Solidarity World offers a comprehensive website service assisting people to get and hold good jobs and to progress in their jobs.
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Give your opinionReview Successful cultural communities require healthy, stable and flourishing education and vocational training. As early as the middle 1800s, Afrikaners started establishing vocational colleges and universities at several places. Over time, however, these vocational colleges and universities lost their community character and increasingly developed a state character. At present, these ... Read more
Read moreReview Solidarity’s aim is to bring about a South Africa where all will be free and equal before the law and will be treated with dignity and fairness. Since 1902 Solidarity has been fighting actively in courts for its members so as to bring about justice in the workplace and ... Read more
Read moreReview We do not want to focus merely on offering our members economic solutions. We try to create democratic spaces for our members and their communities where they can live in a self-reliant way. The response to state decay is the politics of self. For this reason it is imperative ... Read more
Read moreReview According to the American opinion poll company Gallup, a good job is the most important need of people across the world. Apart from the economic stability resulting from a job, your job also to a large extent determines who you are and where you fit in. Here at Solidarity ... Read more
Read moreReview We view ourselves as builders who, together with enthusiastic members, have been building a future for the past 115 years. In spite of all the uncertainty in our country, we will never stop building training institutions. We will continue creating study opportunities for members of the community. We are ... Read more
Read moreReview At present very little if any space is being created for Afrikaans media. Even within the commercial Afrikaans media there are some media institutions who are unsympathetic towards the critical situation of Afrikaans, or who are not prepared to give up their monopoly on the Afrikaans media in order ... Read more
Read moreReview We advocate an economic dispensation of free competition. South African economic policy should be based on a free-market economy where there is a balance between the various role-players in the economy. We strive for a South Africa where the role of institutions is foremost and trust among people is ... Read more
Read moreReview The origins of the Solidarity Movement can be traced back to June 1902, when the Transvaal Miners’ Association was founded. The establishment of the Movement cannot be ascribed to individual actions alone, but also to the functioning of institutions. The Solidarity Movement comprises 18 institutions, including Solidarity, AfriForum and ... Read more
Read moreReview Historically, we have had a close relationship with the Afrikaner community and this is still the case. Afrikaans is one of South Africa’s important official languages – it is the language that is close to the heart of millions of South Africans. The reality is, however, that Afrikaans as ... Read more
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