CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
PRESIDENT ASSENTS TO NHI DAYS BEFORE NATIONAL ELECTION
Shortly after 15h00 today, 15 May 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance Bill (now Act) into law. In what some may see as a last attempt to gain goodwill for the ANC, he assented to the highly controversial law just 14 days shy of the national election.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION’S ELECTION SERIES
As the 2024 elections loom on the horizon and South Africa finds itself at a critical juncture, the FW de Klerk Foundation launches its Election Series, aimed at understanding the intricate fabric of democracy in our nation.
STATEMENT ON THE SIGNING OF THE HATE SPEECH BILL INTO LAW
Yesterday, 9 May 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill of 2018 , a move that the FW de Klerk Foundation views with deep concern.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE 2024
Ambassador Barbara Barrett presented this year’s FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture.
AMBASSADOR BARBARA BARRETT’S “THE WORLD TODAY” LECTURE AT THE FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE 2024
Ambassador Barrett presented her lecture “The World Today” at the third FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture.
WHY SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS ELECTORAL REFORM: A LOOK AT MIXED-MEMBER PROPORTIONAL SYSTEMS
With the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel’s invitation for comments on why, how and whether South Africa’s present electoral system should be reformed, changed, or even replaced, Daniela Ellerbeck explores the options facing South Africa.
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Equality
- Non-racialism
- Gender Rights
- The Constitution
- The Rule of Law
- Multiparty Democracy
- Personal Rights
- Cultural, Religious and Language Rights
- Freedom of Expression and Political Rights
- Social and Economic Rights
- Property Rights
- Education
- Access To The Courts, Information And Fair Adminstration