Accountability Archives - FW de Klerk Foundation

BRIDGING PURPOSE AND EXECUTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE UFS BUSSINESS SCHOOL “BE WORTH MORE 2026″ORIENTATION

2026-07-27

The University of the Free State (UFS) Business School officially commenced its academic cycle with its flagship virtual student engagement and orientation experience, “Be Worth More 2026”. Gathering nearly 80 postgraduate students—including ambitious professionals embarking on their MBA, PGDip, and BML studies via Microsoft Teams, the programme set a transformative tone centred on fostering a deep sense of belonging, active participation, and long-term societal impact.

FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ON WITHHOLDING OF MUNICIPAL TRANSFERS

2026-07-13

The FW de Klerk Foundation notes National Treasury’s decision to withhold transfers to non-compliant municipalities and Parliament’s call for their urgent compliance. These developments confirm what has become crystal clear: Many municipalities across South Africa faces a deep and persistent governance crisis.

WHEN PARLIAMENT IS DISRUPTED, TAXPAYERS PAY

2026-05-20

When Parliament is disrupted, taxpayers pay not only for lost time, but for weakened oversight and reduced accountability. This article argues that parliamentary disorder carries a measurable public cost, using official remuneration and budget figures to estimate what each wasted minute means in rands. It concludes that robust debate must be protected, but preventable obstruction should carry consequences that reflect the real cost to citizens.

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE INVESTIGATING DIRECTORATE AGAINST CORRUPTION?

2025-11-19

Ismail Joosub reviews the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption and how South Africa’s high-level, complex corruption cases are viewed by the public, as well as handled by the IDAC.

THE CONSTITUTION, THE YOUTH AND THE LONG-AWAITED MADLANGA COMMISSION

2025-09-18

After weeks of anxiety over postponements, the Madlanga Commission finally opened its public hearings and the youth wait with bated breath to see whether the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development can deliver justice.

THE JUSTICE SYSTEM UNDER SIEGE: WHY THE MADLANGA COMMISSION MUST DELIVER

2025-09-16

The FW de Klerk Foundation encourages the Madlanga Commission to keep pace and not linger to give wrongdoers time to regroup, and suggests ways for it to succeed. The rule of law cannot wait.

FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CALLS FOR FULL ACCOUNTABILITY IN SETA BOARD SCANDAL

2025-07-03

The FW de Klerk Foundation is deeply concerned by reports that Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, misled Parliament regarding the appointment of politically connected individuals to chair the boards of Sector Education and Training Authorities.

ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL MAKES PUBLIC PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS, THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ASKS FOR MORE SINGLE MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (SMCs)

2025-04-10

The Electoral Reform Consultation Panel tabled its three preliminary recommendations today on how South Africa’s present 100% Proportional Representation electoral system for national and provincial elections should be reformed and may impact the 2029 election.

THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ATTENDS ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL’S CONFERENCE

2025-04-10

The FW de Klerk Foundation is attending the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel’s conference on why, how and whether South Africa’s present 100% Proportional Representation electoral system should be reformed, changed, or even replaced.

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BRIDGING PURPOSE AND EXECUTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE UFS BUSSINESS SCHOOL “BE WORTH MORE 2026″ORIENTATION

FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ON WITHHOLDING OF MUNICIPAL TRANSFERS

WHEN PARLIAMENT IS DISRUPTED, TAXPAYERS PAY

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE INVESTIGATING DIRECTORATE AGAINST CORRUPTION?

THE CONSTITUTION, THE YOUTH AND THE LONG-AWAITED MADLANGA COMMISSION

THE JUSTICE SYSTEM UNDER SIEGE: WHY THE MADLANGA COMMISSION MUST DELIVER

FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CALLS FOR FULL ACCOUNTABILITY IN SETA BOARD SCANDAL

ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL MAKES PUBLIC PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS, THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ASKS FOR MORE SINGLE MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (SMCs)

THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ATTENDS ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL’S CONFERENCE

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