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ARTICLE: THE IDEOLOGICAL BLINDNESS TO THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE OF EXPROPRIATION WITH NIL COMPENSATION

2020-01-31

The deadline for comments on the draft amendment bill on section 25 of the Constitution (the so-called Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill) is fast approaching. Numerous organisations are busy putting their comments in writing. The majority of these will oppose it, while committing themselves to the urgent need for land reform in terms of the present Constitution.

SPEECH: THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY

2019-02-01

I would like to welcome you to this – the FW de Klerk Foundation’s – 10th annual conference. We instituted the conferences in 2010 to mark the 20th anniversary of the commencement of our great national transformation process.

SPEECH: SOUTH AFRICA STATE OF THE NATION IN 2018 – PROGNOSIS FOR REFORM

2018-02-02

Observers must watch the right markers in order to determine whether South Africa is now on a reformist trajectory. One set of markers relates to the rule of law, corruption and accountable government. These are getting the bulk of analyst attention. But the second set are even more important and relate to policy reform in areas of empowerment, the labour market, property rights, and education.

ARTICLE: WHEN COURTS INTERVENE TO SAVE THE POOR

2017-11-22

The ongoing SASSA debacle is setting off unprecedented concerns, including but not limited to ineffectual leadership by the Minister of Social Development, allegations and counter-allegations between SASSA and SAPO as potential service provider, and crucially that of dragging the justice system into administering a failing political process.

ARTICLE: RAPID FRACTURE

2017-11-14

As the country holds its collective breath for the ANC Elective Conference, currently scheduled for 16 to 20 December 2017, to come and go, the mistaken assumption is that the troubles of the land too shall pass, post this event.

ARTICLE: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN – POVERTY AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

2017-10-19

There is considerable irony when the United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty falls on the day that the President of the country plays fast and loose with the country’s people and resources, driven by unguarded self-interest and self-enrichment.

The Nature of the Equality Clause and Fair Discrimination in the Constitution – The Future of Employment Equity

2017-07-10

On Friday, 28 July 2017, the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) hosted a panel discussion on the interpretation of section 9(2) of the Constitution, as laid

ARTICLE: WOMEN’S SHARE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE STILL UNDER THREAT

2017-05-31

Violence against women in South Africa has a long and tragic history.

SPEECH: WHY DOES SOUTH AFRICA NEED A NATIONAL DIALOGUE? A CALL TO THE NATION

2017-05-05

I regard our conference here today as one of the most important and hopeful developments in recent years. It is enormously significant that Foundations that were established by former national leaders from across the political spectrum have come together today to discuss the future of our beloved country.

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ARTICLE: THE IDEOLOGICAL BLINDNESS TO THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE OF EXPROPRIATION WITH NIL COMPENSATION

SPEECH: THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY

SPEECH: SOUTH AFRICA STATE OF THE NATION IN 2018 – PROGNOSIS FOR REFORM

ARTICLE: WHEN COURTS INTERVENE TO SAVE THE POOR

ARTICLE: RAPID FRACTURE

ARTICLE: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN – POVERTY AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Nature of the Equality Clause and Fair Discrimination in the Constitution – The Future of Employment Equity

ARTICLE: WOMEN’S SHARE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE STILL UNDER THREAT

SPEECH: WHY DOES SOUTH AFRICA NEED A NATIONAL DIALOGUE? A CALL TO THE NATION

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