In a short video, Thando Malinga and Ismail Joosub recognise the water inaccessibility experienced by many South Africans – they delve into the major contributors of the crisis, President
The Constitutional Court’s Tafelberg judgment confirms that well-located public land cannot be treated merely as a commercial asset when it can help reverse apartheid’s spatial legacy. Where affordable housing is built matters, because access to employment, transport,
14 July 2026 @ All Day. –
On this episode the focus is on a deeply structural issue that affects millions of South Africans: housing and urban reform with Daneila Ellerbeck, Lusanda Mahkuntsu and Mpone Komako and together they
18 March 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm –
In honour of Human Rights Day, the
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with Project Youth South Africa, Co[LAB] Africa, the African Minds for Applied Research Institute, Royal Bookstore and the BRICS Student Commission (UNISA Division), has released Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? The Local Government Election Guide 2026.
With South Africa’s local government elections set for 4 November 2026, the guide tackles a question too many citizens never stop to ask: whose job is it, really, to make local government work? Written in clear, accessible language in multiple languages and built for young South Africans, it explains why local elections matter, what the Constitution promises communities, what a ward councillor can – and cannot – do, and how to register and cast a vote that counts.
Packed with constitutional explainers, youth voices, hard data on voter turnout, and a step-by-step guide to registration, this is the first in a three-part series taking readers from registration to active participation and accountability after the polls close.
The guide is now live on the FW de Klerk Foundation website, free to read and download.
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