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.

SPEECH: ACCOMMODATING DIVERSITY IN A SHRINKING WORLD – THE MAIN CHALLENGE TO PEACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2017-04-03

It is a great honour for me to address you in this beautiful church. The Frauenkirche is a symbol of the victory of faith and peace over the brutality and destruction of war. It was rebuilt and reconsecrated after it had been destroyed in one of the most dreadful episodes in a dreadful war. It stands as an indomitable symbol of mankind’s ability to resurrect the best qualities of our civilization from the ruins and ashes of the worst.

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017

2017-02-02

  The FW de Klerk Foundation hosted its annual conference on 2 February in Cape Town at the Table Bay Hotel. Speakers for 2017 included former

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SPEECH: THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA – AT ANOTHER CROSSROADS?

2017-02-02

We are privileged to have with us today a number of eminent South Africans who are very well-qualified to address various aspects of our conference today. Judge Yacoob will give us his assessment of where we stand with regard to constitutionality; Moeletsi Mbeki and Christo Wiese will provide perspectives on governance – particularly with regard to the economy. Our goal will be to consider “The Constitution and Governance in South Africa” and to ask whether these are now “at another crossroads?”

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ISSUES

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:
National Foundations Dialogue Initiative (NFDI)