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FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION RELEASES DOWNLOADABLE PDF VERSION OF “WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT ANYWAY?” - THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION GUIDE 2026
Issued by Ismail Joosub on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation on 19/06/2026
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with Project Youth South Africa, Co[LAB] Africa, the African Minds for Applied Research Institute, Royal Bookstore and the BRICS Student Commission – UNISA Division, has released the downloadable PDF version of Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? The Local Government Election Guide 2026.
Following the release of the interactive digital guide, the new PDF edition makes this important civic-education resource even easier to download, save, share and use in classrooms, communities and youth-engagement programmes.
Written in clear and accessible language, the guide explains why local elections matter, what the Constitution requires from municipalities, what citizens are voting for, how municipal councils and councillors operate, and how eligible South Africans can register to vote.
It also confronts declining voter participation and reminds citizens that democracy does not begin and end at the ballot box. Meaningful local accountability requires informed, active and engaged communities.
This is the first instalment of a planned three-part series that will take citizens from voter registration to informed electoral participation and continued accountability after the polls close.
The PDF version is now available free of charge.
SUBMISSION DRAFT GENERAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, 2026
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission on Draft General Public Procurement Regulations, 2026
SUBMISSION ON DRAFT TOWNSHIP & RURAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT & REVITALISATION POLICY
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission on Draft Township & Rural Economy Development & Revitalisation Policy
PUBLIC LAND IS A CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT, NOT A BALANCE-SHEET ENTRY
The Constitutional Court’s Tafelberg judgment confirms that well-located public land cannot be treated merely as a commercial asset when it can help reverse apartheid’s spatial legacy. Where affordable housing is built matters, because access to employment, transport, education and essential services forms part of meaningful access to adequate housing. Municipalities and provinces must therefore manage and dispose of public land transparently, with genuine public participation and proper regard for its constitutional value.