What Afriforum could be earning

Low-end estimate - If all 315,000 members paid the minimum of R30 per month, that's 315,000 multiplied by R30 which is R9,450,000. Annually this would equate to R113,400,000.

Mid-range estimate - If the average contribution is R100, then the group would be laughing all the way to the bank with R31,500,000 a month. This would mean AfriForum makes R378,000,000.

High-end estimate - If all members contributed R300 per members, the amount would surge to R94,500,000. Annually, the group would get R1,134,000,000.

However, the group closely guards its financials.

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Ernst Roets, its former deputy chief executive launched the Pioneer Initiative, a think tank that is purportedly aiming towards a 'more sustainable political dispensation for South Africa'. Through the initiative, Roets aims to raise funds to focus on Afrikaner self-governance and autonomy within the country.

"We already have hundreds of people contributing and supporters ... It's not just from an Afrikaner perspective," he told IOL.

While the Pioneer Initiative is ideologically closely aligned with AfriForum, both parties have denied working together on the new project.

"The Pioneer Initiative is an independent project of Ernst Roets ... AfriForum does not tell its members which organisations to support or not support," said Van Zyl.

AfriForum purports to use funds generated from members towards community safety and infrastructure, cultural and educational development, legal and advocacy efforts and more.

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