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This episode of The Constitution@Work focuses on South Africa’s foreign policy and the impact it may have on international relations. Steven Gruzd, Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs, joins FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson Dave Steward, Manager of Constitutional Programmes....

On 24 March 2023, the FW de Klerk Foundation co-hosted an international panel discussion to mark the 30th anniversary of President De Klerk’s announcement of South Africa’s decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme. Speakers included Jonathan Granoff, the President of the Global Security Institute of New York; Ambassador Thomas Graham, veteran US arms limitation negotiator....

In this episode of The Constitution@Work, Tyla Dallas FW de Klerk Foundation Manager of Constitutional Programmes is joined by Dave Steward FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson and the Foundation's team of interns - Wilmore Tendai Chisiiwa, Ismail Joosub and Rosa Sommer - to discuss its latest annual Human Rights Report Card for 2022 which will be released on Human Rights Day...

The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, presents The 2023 FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference: “Defending The Constitution"

This episode of The Constitution@Work focuses on the upcoming FW de Klerk Foundation annual conference on Thursday, 2 February which will explore the important role that journalists, Chapter Nine Institutions, NGOs and the Courts have played – and will continue to play- in ensuring that South Africa remains a constitutional democracy....

In this special Reconciliation Day episode of The Constitution@Work, FW de Klerk Foundation Vice-Chair Elita de Klerk and Manager of Constitutional Programmes Tyla Dallas are joined by two of our previous Goodwill award recipients- Danny Diliberto, (founder of Ladles of Love) and Pieter-Dirk Uys (South African performer...

In this episode of The Constitution@Work, we discuss the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) and the impact it will have on language and cultural rights in South Africa. CEO of FEDSAS Jaco Deacon and ACDP member of Parliament's Basic Education Committee Marie Sukers join FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson...

In this episode of the Constitution@Work, Legal Advisor to Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) Daniela Ellerbeck, joins FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson Dave Steward and Manager of Constitutional Programmes Tyla Dallas for a discussion on the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill and the impact....

The FW de Klerk Foundation has decided to institute an annual FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture as one of its actions to commemorate the former president's legacy on the anniversary of his passing each year. Each lecture will address one of the causes that FW de Klerk championed during his career...

In the latest episode of The Constitution@Work, Project Manager at the Institute of Race Relations Terence Corrigan joins FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson Dave Steward and Manager of Constitutional Programmes Tyla Dallas for a discussion on the underlying ideology that led to the recent adoption of the much-contested Expropriation Bill...