MPs OPEN KEY CONSTITUTIONAL BILLS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
2025-08-19
The FW de Klerk Foundation wishes to alert the South African public to three significant private members’ bills.
The FW de Klerk Foundation wishes to alert the South African public to three significant private members’ bills.
Christo van der Rheede, Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation, outlines the development of the National Dialogue over the past year, the fundamental principles that were identified, as well as the envisioned way forward, after the National Convention, in a recent article.
1 August 2025 is D-day for South Africa as a looming trade shock becomes reality: the United States is set to impose a punitive 30% tariff on South African exports. Ismail Joosub proposes how South Africa can recalibrate and cushion ourselves against such threats going forward.
Sonia Twongyeirwe discusses the advancement and setbacks faced by the state of South African education, as outlined in the 2024 Human Rights Report Card.
Sonia Twongyeirwe outlines constitutional concerns raised by stakeholders regarding the National Health Insurance Act and its proposed implementation.
Sonia Twongyeirwe describes the state of the basic right to freedom of trade, occupation, profession and labour relations in South Africa, as outlined in the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Human Rights Report Card.
Daniela Ellerbeck outlines the Foundation’s recent submission on the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ Discussion Document on the Review of the White Paper on Local Government.
Ismail Joosub acknowledges that official labour statistics may overlook critical aspects of youth unemployment, particularly within the informal economy, and that both the private and public sectors need to pay attention to this opportunity.
Ismail Joosub analyses the recent conflict in the Middle East and questions whether those in leadership positions remember that escalation and “self-defence” attacks are not the only options – diplomacy is not dead.