CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
LIBERATING THE PRESS: CRIMINAL DEFAMATION’S REPEAL
In a significant move for South Africa’s legal landscape, the crime of defamation has been abolished. Ismail Joosub, Legal Officer of Constitutional Programmes at the FW de Klerk Foundation, explores this change.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION’S POSITION ON NSFAS’S WOES
The FW de Klerk Foundation condemns the maladministration within NSFAS, which directly contravenes the State’s constitutional obligation to progressively make the right to further education available and accessible.
THE RETURN OF COMPETITION BETWEEN SUPERPOWERS AND GEO-POLITICAL RISKS
This is the third and final article in the series on nuclear weapons and the increased threat these weapons once again pose to civilisation. This article examines military expenditure given the current geo-political atmosphere.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS ON THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: EXPLORING SOLUTIONS
Education is the foundation of a nation’s socio-economic development and, also, a fundamental human right. However, this right is under threat due to ongoing budget cuts to the education sector.
SUBMISSION ON THE ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the electoral reform consultation panel.
AMERICA’S CHOICE, SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE: THE IMPACT OF THE US ELECTIONS ON SA
Ismail Joosub explores the potential consequences of the upcoming US election on South Africa, examining key areas such as trade, foreign policy, energy, technology and investment and offering insights into how these factors could shape South Africa’s future.
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