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FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION RELEASES "WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT ANYWAY?" - A NEW DIGITAL GUIDE TO THE 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Issued by Ismail Joosub on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation on 16/06/2026
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 Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? The Local Government Election Guide 2026.
With South Africa’s local government elections set for 4 November 2026, the guide tackles a question too many citizens never stop to ask: whose job is it, really, to make local government work? Written in clear, accessible language in multiple languages and built for young South Africans, it explains why local elections matter, what the Constitution promises communities, what a ward councillor can – and cannot – do, and how to register and cast a vote that counts.
Packed with constitutional explainers, youth voices, hard data on voter turnout, and a step-by-step guide to registration, this is the first in a three-part series taking readers from registration to active participation and accountability after the polls close.
The guide is now live on the FW de Klerk Foundation website, free to read and download.
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.