CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
ARTICLE: THE CRUCIFIXION OF FW DE KLERK
In his recent article on “The Crucifixion of FW de Klerk” News24 journalist Pieter du Toit writes, with very little sympathy, of the growing rejection of the former president’s legacy.
ARTICLE: UNDERSTANDING THE ANC FACTIONAL BATTLES: A DEEP HISTORY AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
South Africans continue watching with mixed feelings ranging from anxiety to amusement the power struggle for control of the ruling ANC playing out between two factions – one aligned with President Cyril Ramaphosa, the other with former president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace Magashule. Whatever one’s views are, these battles are negatively impacting governance to the detriment of the country.
ARTICLE: RECONCILIATION – AND/OR – TRANSFORMATION?
Judge Jody Kollapen is one of eight candidates who are being interviewed this week by the Judicial Service Commission to fill two vacancies on the Constitutional Court. In the course of his interview he is reported to have said that “in the transition to democracy, South Africans had perhaps focused too much on reconciliation and not enough on transformation.” He added that “reconciliation could not be achieved without transformation – without all South Africans accessing the economy.”
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
THE RIGHT TO FURTHER EDUCATION – IS THE STATE DOING ENOUGH, WELL ENOUGH?
The Constitution enshrines the right to not just a basic education, but also a further education in section 29(1)(b). The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is one of the vehicles that the State has chosen to do this through.
SOUTH AFRICA AT 30: PRESENTED BY GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
The FW de Klerk Foundation held their annual conference at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town and welcomed many esteemed guests and speakers to the event, one of the speakers being the Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis.
SOUTH AFRICA AT 30: PRESENTED BY TREVOR MANUEL
The FW de Klerk Foundation held their annual conference at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town with esteemed guests and speaker, one of them being Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s past Minister of Finance and previous anti-Apartheid activist.
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