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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.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRISTO VAN DER RHEEDE , CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
FW de Klerk Foundation Announces Departure Of Executive Director Christo Van Der Rheede, Cape Town, South Africa
WHY DIVERSITY MATTERS
Diversity can be a mechanism for nation-building, because it can strengthen social cohesion and opens up economic value chains.
THE ROLE OF MUNICIPALITIES IN PROMOTING OUR HERITAGE
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.