WHY DIVERSITY MATTERS
2026-09-30
Diversity can be a mechanism for nation-building, because it can strengthen social cohesion and opens up economic value chains.
Diversity can be a mechanism for nation-building, because it can strengthen social cohesion and opens up economic value chains.
South Africa’s cultural and linguistic heritage depends on public spaces where communities can learn, gather and pass traditions from one generation to the next. Municipalities have an important role in maintaining the local facilities and public spaces that help make these constitutional rights meaningful in everyday life. As Heritage Month and the local government elections approach, communities should demand clear accountability for how these spaces are maintained, funded and protected.
The FW de Klerk Foundation today released its CRL Rights Report Card for 2026, identifying significant developments affecting cultural, religious and linguistic rights while highlighting persistent implementation challenges across South Africa’s constitutional landscape.
The FW de Klerk Foundation today released its CRL Rights Report Card for 2026, identifying significant developments affecting cultural, religious and linguistic rights while highlighting persistent implementation challenges across South Africa’s constitutional landscape.
In honour of Human Rights Day, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Rights Programme team will present the Foundation’s annual Human Rights Report Card which examines the extent to which the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights were practically enjoyed by all South Africans over the past year.
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in celebration of Heritage Day, proudly launched its Cultural, Religious and Language Rights 2025 Report Card today.
Christo van der Rheede discusses the recent concerning reports indicating that the state of Afrikaans (and multilingualism by extension) is in decline, the different links of the Afrikaans value chain and how these links must be rethought to strengthen the state of Afrikaans.
As South Africa celebrates Heritage Month, we are reminded to come together and embrace our rich cultural diversity.
As South Africa celebrates Heritage Month, we are reminded to come together and embrace our rich cultural diversity.