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FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CALLS FOR FACT-BASED DIPLOMACY ON PROPERTY RIGHTS AND RURAL SAFETY BY AMBASSADOR BOZELL

2026-02-26

The FW de Klerk Foundation notes the arrival of Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III as the United States’ top diplomat to South Africa. As a Foundation dedicated to upholding the South African Constitution and the 1994 National Accord, we welcome the Ambassador’s stated commitment to a “fact-based” assessment of the challenges facing our constitutional democracy.

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CLEM SUNTER’S LEGACY AFFIRMS THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT THINKING AND EVIDENCE-LED LEADERSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA’S DEMOCRACY

2026-02-19

The FW de Klerk Foundation honours the life and legacy of Clem Sunter, whose pioneering scenario planning helped South Africans confront the defining political and economic choices of the transition to democracy. The Foundation reflects on how his commitment to independent, evidence-based thinking expanded space for rational debate and informed leadership at a critical historical moment. It affirms the enduring lesson of his work: that democratic resilience depends not only on institutions, but on a culture of rigorous, honest and forward-looking thought.

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SONA SILENT ON ELECTORAL REFORM; CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS TIME‑BOUND ACTION BEFORE 2029

2026-02-13

One South Africa Movement, OUTA, the Center for Civic and Democracy Education, Project Youth South Africa, the FW de Klerk Foundation, the Independent Candidate Association South Africa, SoWeVote, Project Vote SA, and South African Youth Affairs note that last night’s State of the Nation Address contained no commitments to reform South Africa’s electoral system and call for a transparent, inclusive, time‑bound process to deliver changes well before the 2029 elections.

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A CONSTITUTIONAL PROMISE UNDERMINED BY GOVERNANCE FAILURE

2026-02-12

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme was created as a constitutional instrument to widen access to further education and advance equality. Repeated governance failures have turned this promise into a cycle of administrative crisis that harms students and erodes public trust. The recovery of R1,7 billion by the Special Investigating Unit exposes a deeper failure in how a constitutional right is administered, making access to education uncertain and equality increasingly theoretical.

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CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES TO BECOME THE BASELINE FOR PRACTICAL TESTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES

2026-02-10

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?

In this week’s Constitutional Rights Wrap, Daniela Ellerbeck – an attorney and Manager of the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Rights Programme – unpacks the Foundation’s submission on the Draft Amendments to the Local Government: Municipal Planning and Performance Management Regulations of 2026.

She also explores how the government could use the Constitution as a practical roadmap for performance management of municipalities.

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