The ongoing crime crisis in South Africa, and particularly in Cape Town, has led to a constructive debate about the role and powers of municipal police services. While the South African Police Service (SAPS) is increasingly struggling to combat organized crime and violence effectively, the City of Cape Town has taken steps to establish its own investigative capacity.
The FW de Klerk Foundation views the ongoing escalation of xenophobic violence, intimidation, and the scapegoating of foreign nationals in South Africa with profound alarm. We write this to state clearly: such acts are not merely “community grievances” – they are a direct, violent, and unacceptable affront to the foundational values of our 1996 constitutional settlement.
South Africa’s appointment of Roelf Meyer as ambassador to the United States marks more than a routine diplomatic posting – it signals the restoration of constitutional statecraft at a time of strained bilateral relations.
Ismail Joosub and Thando Malinga explain the role of the Municipal Demarcation Board and the Independent Electoral Commission in aligning over 27 million voters with new ward maps, why this administrative process carries democratic significance and what these changes mean for ordinary voters.
The FW de Klerk Foundation has submitted formal comments on the Draft Independent Police Investigative Directorate Regulations, 2025, and warns that key provisions threaten the IPID’s independence.
The FW de Klerk Foundation has submitted formal comments on the Draft Independent Police Investigative Directorate Regulations, 2025, welcoming public consultation, but warning that key provisions threaten IPID’s independence.
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.
Ismail Joosub and Christo van der Rheede consider the implications of the Department of Basic Education’s 2024/25 Annual Report which recognised seven provincial education departments’ collective failure to spend R 150 million of its budget.
Amirah Hassim evaluates the R2,23 trillion Integrated Resource Plan (2025) and the potential this plan holds for the nation, especially the youth.
