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.
South Africans live with the consequences of municipal collapse every day – from water outages to uncollected refuse and crumbling infrastructure. The Foundation’s submission on COGTA’s Draft Regulations sets out how performance management can be rebuilt on constitutional values like accountability, openness and responsiveness. The Foundation proposed reforms that give communities a real voice, ensure lawful oversight, and create clear lines of responsibility so that municipalities can get back to delivering the services people depend on.
South Africa’s foreign policy must be grounded in the Constitution, guided by international law, human rights and principled non-alignment, and applied consistently without fear, favour or ideological double standards.
The FW de Klerk Foundation is greatly concerned about the recent foreign policy developments in the United States under the Presidency of Donald Trump and the use of the Nobel Peace Prize as political currency.
The FW de Klerk Foundation has submitted formal comments on the Draft Independent Police Investigative Directorate Regulations, 2025, and warns that key provisions threaten the IPID’s independence.
The FW de Klerk Foundation has submitted formal comments on the Draft Independent Police Investigative Directorate Regulations, 2025, welcoming public consultation, but warning that key provisions threaten IPID’s independence.
The FW de Klerk Foundation releases its “The Constitution and The Cabinet Report” to address whether the national executive is actually giving effect to the promise in the Preamble to “improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person”?
Ismail Joosub outlines what the President’s declaration of Gender-based Violence as a national disaster legally means, as well as the pitfalls if the government doesn’t fulfil its strengthened legal obligation.
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in celebration of Heritage Day, proudly launched its Cultural, Religious and Language Rights 2025 Report Card today.
