Today marks thirty years since the Constitutional Assembly adopted South Africa’s Constitution. The Assembly was South Africa’s first democratically elected, non-racial parliament and reflected diverse political views.
The FW de Klerk Foundation takes great pleasure in hosting our Annual Conference to commemorate the 36th Anniversary of FW de Klerk’s speech that opened the way to South Africa’s constitutional transformation.
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, hosted our Annual Conference to commemorate the 36th Anniversary of FW de Klerk’s speech that opened the way to South Africa’s constitutional transformation.
The FW de Klerk Foundation takes great pleasure in hosting our Annual Conference to commemorate the 36th Anniversary of FW de Klerk’s speech that opened the way to South Africa’s constitutional transformation.
In this episode of the Constitution@Work, Ismail Joosub, Thando Malinga, Lusanda Mahkuntsu and Mpone Komako, of the FW de Klerk Foundation, discuss the importance of electoral reform before 2029, the rapidly closing window for meaningful electoral reform, the Foundation’s recent submission regarding the Draft Amendments to the Local Government Municipal Planning and Performance Management Regulations and the Foundation’s urgent request to Honourable Dr Leon Schreiber (MP Minister of Home Affairs), Honourable Angela Thokozile Didiza (Speaker of the National Assembly) and Honourable Mosa Chabane (Chairperson, Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs) for swift action to ensure Parliament fulfils its legal obligations, by ensuring that any necessary legislation can be processed in good time.
On 16 November, Elita de Klerk and Christina Teichmann attended a working dinner with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung on the occasion of the South Africa visit of Dr Gerhard Wahlers, Deputy Secretary General of KAS and Head of the Division for European and International Cooperation.
On Wednesday, 19 November, the FW de Klerk Foundation hosted a group of twenty German visitors, who are currently touring South Africa to gain first-hand insights into the political and socio-economic condition of the country, at their offices in Gardens, Cape Town.
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, hosted the Fourth FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture on 11 November 2025.
Watch the 4th FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture.
