The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, hosted the Constitutional Rights Conference in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the 29th of July 2026. The core focus was on achieving successful municipal service delivery, bringing together leaders from government and civil society in local government.
The University of the Free State (UFS) Business School officially commenced its academic cycle with its flagship virtual student engagement and orientation experience, “Be Worth More 2026”. Gathering nearly 80 postgraduate students—including ambitious professionals embarking on their MBA, PGDip, and BML studies via Microsoft Teams, the programme set a transformative tone centred on fostering a deep sense of belonging, active participation, and long-term societal impact.
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, education and essential services forms part of meaningful access to adequate housing. Municipalities and provinces must therefore manage and dispose of public land transparently, with genuine public participation and proper regard for its constitutional value.
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.
