It is with the greatest sadness that I have received the news that the 14^th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town has been suspended.

The FW de Klerk Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Klaus Kotzé as Operations Officer.

The following is an edited version of a speech given by FW de Klerk in Hong Kong on 7 September 2014

In a speech on the evolution for property rights since 1994, FW de Klerk warned Government against taking any action that would destroy the carefully constructed agreements on property rights that are contained in section 25 of the Constitution.

In celebration of the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, former President De Klerk will be participating in a press event on Friday, 18 July to publicise the upcoming World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

The FW de Klerk Foundation has learned with sadness of the death of Nadine Gordimer.

She was a giant of South African literature and was a prominent critic of apartheid before 1994. She continued to be critical of unconstitutional behaviour from any quarter in South Africa and was particularly opposed to any steps that might limit the freedom of the press.

In 1996, Eugene de Kock, the former commanding officer of the C1 counter-insurgency unit of the South African Police, was tried and convicted on 89 charges and sentenced to 212 years in prison.He subsequently applied for amnesty for these crimes from the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The following press release by AfriBusiness provides a concise analysis of the ANC’s planned legislative assault on property rights. It also includes a practical plan to oppose this threat.