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Former President FW de Klerk

Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation
11 November 2021

21 09 28 Hlophe Statement

By Adv Jacques du Preez, CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation
28 September 2021

WOMEN’S DAY 2021 – SOUTH AFRICA

By Adv Jacques du Preez, CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation
7 August 2021

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THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1996 CONSTITUTION

THE GOOD THAT MEN DO…

Dave Steward, Chairman of the FW de Klerk Foundation

3 December 2021

INCREASING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NPA

Adv Jacques du Preez, CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation

17 November 2021

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SUBMISSION ON THE PEPUDA AMENDMENT BILL

Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation
30 June 2021

29 June, 2021

SUBMISSION ON THE EXPROPRIATION BILL [23 – 2020]

Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation
19 February 2021

19 February, 2021

CONCISE SUBMISSION ON THE NATIONAL SPORT AND RECREATION AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation
28 February 2020

28 February, 2020

SUBMISSION ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL, 2019

Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation
30 January 2020

30 January, 2020

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Democracy, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution after 8 Years

SPEECH BY F W DE KLERK TO LIVING NEWSPAPER CAPE TOWN, 30 SEPTEMBER 2002 SOUTH AFRICA’S PROGRESS TO DEMOCRACY: 8 YEARS ON Eight years

2022-06-28 No Comments

THE RIGHTS OF MINORITY CULTURAL COMMUNITIES

EMBARGO: CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE ARCO FORUM OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE MA,

2022-06-29 No Comments

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE GLOBAL PEACE FORUM: TAIPEI, 15 AUGUST 2001: MAKING PEACE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT.– ‘FROM WAR

2022-06-30 No Comments

DOING THE RIGHT THING: THE BALANCE BETWEEN RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES, IDEALISM AND PRAGMATISM

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK (SACRAMENTO AND CHICAGO) DOING THE RIGHT THING Ladies and gentlemen, etc. As we enter the first years

2022-06-30 No Comments

TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: FROM CONFLICT TO RESOLUTION AND HEALING

SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE CONFERENCE ON TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: FROM CONFLICT TO RESOLUTION AND HEALING; BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; 17 APRIL

2022-06-19 No Comments

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2021 Human Rights Report Card

The FW de Klerk Foundation takes pleasure in presenting its annual Human Rights Report Card indicating where, in our opinion, South Africa has been making progress with regard to human rights and where it has been regressing.

5 March, 2021

PUBLICATION: SOUTH AFRICA BEYOND STATE CAPTURE AND CORRUPTION

Ladies and gentlemen, if I may very briefly share with you the take-away in conclusion. FW de Klerk gave me two. The one is there is nothing wrong with the Constitution. If the chefs ruin the meal, don’t blame the recipe, and Thuli made the same point. Secondly, that he is cautiously optimistic and supportive of what Cyril Ramaphosa is trying to do.

2 February, 2018

PUBLICATION: THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE – AT ANOTHER CROSSROADS?

On 2 February 1990 Mr De Klerk stood up in Parliament to make a speech. It should have been an ordinary speech, it should have been a runof-the-mill speech in which President De Klerk would be espousing the policies of the National Party. But instead, in that speech he turned on its head 500 years of history.

2 February, 2017

PUBLICATION: THE FUTURE OF MULTICULTURALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

The conference publication contains welcoming remarks by Dave Steward of the FW de Klerk Foundation, as well as Dr Holger Dix, of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). Keynote speeches were delivered by: Dr Mathews Phosa, Rhoda Kadalie, Flip Buys, Justice Albie Sachs, Dr Fernand de Varennes and former President FW de Klerk.

11 April, 2016

Stay Informed and Aware

Major Reports

2018 – 2019

A summary of highlights and activities of the FW de Klerk Foundation during the year under review.

20 December, 2019

2017 – 2018

A summary of highlights and activities of the FW de Klerk Foundation during the year under review.

1 January, 2019

2016 – 2017

A summary of highlights and activities of the FW de Klerk Foundation during the year under review.

18 December, 2017

2015 – 2016

A summary of highlights and activities of the FW de Klerk Foundation during the year under review.

1 October, 2016

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ZOOM DISCUSSION: PEPUDA 2021 Amendment Bill – How concerned should South Africans be?

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (4 of 2000 and known as PEPUDA) amendment Bill for public comment.

CASE DISCUSSION: CONCOURT RULING A POWERFUL STEP FOR BLACK WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA

In the recent matter of Agnes Sithole & Another v Gideon Sithole & Another1 the South African Constitutional Court confirmed and upheld a High Court ruling that marriages under South Africa’s old Black Administration Act be made in community of property by default.

CONCISE SUBMISSION ON THE NATIONAL SPORT AND RECREATION AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

The FW de Klerk Foundation (the Foundation) was established in 1999 to protect and promote the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, as the most important legacy of its founder, former President FW de Klerk. 1.2 The Foundation recognises the need for the transformation of sport and recreation, to make sport and recreation facilities, participation and training available to all South Africans.It believes that the Department of Sport and Recreation; the Department of National Education and sporting federations and bodies have a duty to make sport and recreation accessible to all South Africans and particularly to the youth.

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Most Recent Statements

Former President FW de Klerk

21 09 28 Hlophe Statement

WOMEN’S DAY 2021 – SOUTH AFRICA

Most Recent Articles

THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1996 CONSTITUTION

THE GOOD THAT MEN DO…

INCREASING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NPA

Most Recent Submissions

SUBMISSION ON THE PEPUDA AMENDMENT BILL

SUBMISSION ON THE EXPROPRIATION BILL [23 – 2020]

CONCISE SUBMISSION ON THE NATIONAL SPORT AND RECREATION AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

SUBMISSION ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL, 2019

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THE RIGHTS OF MINORITY CULTURAL COMMUNITIES

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: FROM CONFLICT TO RESOLUTION AND HEALING

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2021 Human Rights Report Card

PUBLICATION: SOUTH AFRICA BEYOND STATE CAPTURE AND CORRUPTION

PUBLICATION: THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE – AT ANOTHER CROSSROADS?

PUBLICATION: THE FUTURE OF MULTICULTURALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

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ZOOM DISCUSSION: PEPUDA 2021 Amendment Bill – How concerned should South Africans be?

CASE DISCUSSION: CONCOURT RULING A POWERFUL STEP FOR BLACK WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA

CONCISE SUBMISSION ON THE NATIONAL SPORT AND RECREATION AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

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