WATCH | PANEL DISCUSSION: THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA’S DECISION TO DISMANTLE ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME
24 March 2023
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....
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HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CARD 2022 LAUNCH
21 March 2023
On 21 March 2023, the FW de Klerk Foundation released its Human Rights Report Card examining the status of rights in the Bill of Rights during 2022
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THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CARD TOP 10 THREATS
16 March 2023
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...
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THE 2023 FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE: “DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION"
2 February 2023
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, presents The 2023 FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference: “Defending The Constitution"
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THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION
30 January 2023
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....
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THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: SPECIAL DAY OF RECONCILIATION EPISODE
14 December 2022
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...
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THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: BELA BILL PART 1
28 November 2022
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...
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THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: HATE SPEECH BILL PART 1
23 November 2022
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....
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THE INAUGURAL FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE: FW DE KLERK AND THE NEED FOR ANOTHER NEW BEGINNING
11 November 2022
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...
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THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: PART 2 – IDEOLOGY BEHIND THE EXPROPRIATION BILL
7 November 2022
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...
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