DIALOGUE AND CO-OPERATION

CONFERENCES, DIALOGUES AND ROUNDTABLES

Since its inception, the FW de Klerk Foundation has promoted and participated in dialogue and discussions relating to constitutional issues.
It has done so through its annual conferences; its conferences on national issues and the many roundtable meetings
that it has hosted over the years.

2023 FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE

2023-11-13 No Comments

I am very honoured to be asked to make a few comments at this second memorial lecture of FW de Klerk. I have been asked by

PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR ALL SOUTH AFRICANS

2023-07-19 No Comments

On Friday, 14 July, the FW de Klerk Foundation, supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), hosted a conference on the topic of property rights at

FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION: 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

2023-02-15 No Comments

The FW de Klerk Annual Conference 2023 Highlights The FW de Klerk Foundation and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung recently held their 2023 Annual Conference, ‘Defending the Constitution’ at the

SPEECH: PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

2019-06-12

President Walesa, Ms Tibaijuka, Minister Mohammed Al Mutawa, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.

I welcome this opportunity to share my views on the importance of peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance with this distinguished audience. I would also like to commend the Oslo Centre and the Foundation for Dialogue and Peace for the role that they have played in organising this event.

SPEECH: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOUTH AFRICA’S HISTORIC CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION: DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

2019-06-06

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to this celebration of the 20thanniversary of the FW de Klerk Foundation in conjunction with the 25thanniversary of the New South Africa. I should like to share a few ideas about the process that led to the establishment of our constitutional democracy – and then to say a few words about the work of the Foundation.

2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2019-01-14

The FW de Klerk Foundation – in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation -hosted our Annual Conference in Cape Town on 1 February. Our theme

NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS DIALOGUE INITIATIVE (NFDI)

The Foundation has always believed that dialogue and reconciliation must go beyond words and conversations. Action in support of disadvantaged communities is an important dimension of reconciliation. For this reason, the Foundation has, for almost 15 years, assisted organisations that care for disadvantaged and disabled children. It has raised almost R5 million, primarily overseas, for this purpose, which it has channelled to the following wonderful organisations: