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30 Years Since The Presentation of The Nobel Peace Prize to President FW De Klerk and Nelson Mandela

2023-12-12

Thirty years have passed since the cold winter’s day in Oslo when Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It was a time of great excitement, of great optimism and great trepidation. In South Africa negotiators were putting the final touches to the 1993 Constitution – in terms of which the first fully inclusive democratic elections would be held on 27 April 1994.

THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK AND NELSON MANDELA

2023-12-08

Thirty years have passed since the cold winter’s day in Oslo when Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

BALLOTS AND BARRIERS: SOUTH AFRICA’S ELECTORAL LANDSCAPE POST-JUDGEMENT

2023-12-08

On 4 December, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgement that has far-reaching implications for the landscape of South African elections, particularly in relation to independent candidates.

HONOURING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NELSON MANDELA’S DEATH

2023-12-05

It is difficult to believe that 10 years have now elapsed since the passing of Nelson Mandela. However, his legacy remains as fresh today as it was on the day that he was inaugurated as the first President of our constitutional democracy.

FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE 2023 INTERVIEWS

2023-11-24

Tributes to FW de Klerk at this year’s FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture at the Global Leadership Foundation’s annual memorial dinner.

2023 FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE

2023-11-13

I am very honoured to be asked to make a few comments at this second memorial lecture of FW de Klerk. I have been asked by Elita to do it, and I was asked by Dave Steward, FW’s close friend and associate, who is the chairman of the FW de Klerk Foundation in South Africa to make these remarks.

THE IDEOLOGICAL CONTRADICTIONS THAT HAVE LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE NDP

2023-10-05

The recent 10 Year Review of the National Development Plan (NDP) deserves more than passing attention as it points to where South Africa has gone so terribly wrong and what we should have done to achieve a better life for all our people.

THE 24TH BIRTHDAY OF THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION

2023-09-28

The FW de Klerk Foundation was officially incorporated as a not-for-profit trust on 6 June 1999. Learn about the Foundation’s efforts thus far and its goals for the future.

THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION 2023 REPORT CARD ON CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LANGUAGE RIGHTS

2023-09-22

On 15 September, the FW de Klerk Foundation made a written submission to the National Council of Provinces on the National Health Insurance Bill. The Foundation analysed key failures of the NHI Bill with specific reference to the constitutional principle of the Rule of Law and rationality, the feasibility of the proposed system and governance concerns, coupled with the unfettered power of the Minister of Health (“the Minister”).

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30 Years Since The Presentation of The Nobel Peace Prize to President FW De Klerk and Nelson Mandela

THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK AND NELSON MANDELA

BALLOTS AND BARRIERS: SOUTH AFRICA’S ELECTORAL LANDSCAPE POST-JUDGEMENT

HONOURING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NELSON MANDELA’S DEATH

FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE 2023 INTERVIEWS

2023 FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE

THE IDEOLOGICAL CONTRADICTIONS THAT HAVE LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE NDP

THE 24TH BIRTHDAY OF THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION

THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION 2023 REPORT CARD ON CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LANGUAGE RIGHTS

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