CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION’S SUBMISSION ON THE NHI BILL: THE PROPOSED NHI WILL NOT ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
On 15 September, the FW de Klerk Foundation made a written submission to the National Council of Provinces on the National Health Insurance Bill. The Foundation analysed key failures of the NHI Bill with specific reference to the constitutional principle of the Rule of Law and rationality, the feasibility of the proposed system and governance concerns, coupled with the unfettered power of the Minister of Health (“the Minister”).
FROM WATCHDOG TO LAPDOG: HOW THE IPID AMENDMENT BILL SHAKES SOUTH AFRICA’S POLICING
On 30 July 2023, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Amendment Bill was introduced in the National Assembly, and is currently being considered by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police. Despite being labelled as unconstitutional by legal experts, including the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor, the Bill seeks to grant unprecedented power to Police Minister Bheki Cele over the IPID. The Bill has sparked intense debate and legal scrutiny in South Africa, with concern expressed over the potential implications it carries for the nation’s policing sector.
THE 2024 ELECTIONS MIGHT MARK A WATERSHED MOMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA’S YOUNG DEMOCRACY
On 15th September, parliaments around the world celebrate International Day of Democracy, introduced by the UN General Assembly in 2007 with the aim of actively promoting the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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SPEECHES
EVENTS
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION WELCOMES CONCOURT DISMISSAL OF MKP APPLICATION FOR URGENT INTERDICT, ENCOURAGED BY GNU TAKING SHAPE
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (“MKP”) urgent application for an interdict to prevent Parliament’s first sitting tomorrow.
PROVINCIAL POWER PLAY: NAVIGATING COALITIONS IN POST-ELECTION SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s 2024 National and Provincial elections have significantly changed the country’s political landscape as no single party won an outright majority (more than 50% of the seats). Thus, cooperation between parties is needed.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION’S “SOUTH AFRICA FIRST!” PETITION CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT LOYAL TO CONSTITUTION, SETS OUT “COMMON GROUND” KEY PRIORITIES
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s “South Africa First!” petition calls for the new government (which is still to be formed) to consist of political parties loyal to the Constitution.
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