CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION WELCOMES RULING ON UNLAWFUL PPE CONTRACTS
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the Special Tribunal’s ruling that declared two personal protective equipment contracts unlawful and invalid.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE ON THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE PRESIDENT’S TREATMENT OF MINISTERS
The FW de Klerk Foundation notes with concern the President’s inconsistent treatment of his Cabinet members.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION PRESS STATEMENT ON ESCALATING CHILD ABUSE CASES IN SOUTH AFRICA
The FW de Klerk Foundation notes with serious concern the recent data confirming over 26 000 cases of child abuse and neglect during 2024-25 and calls for urgent reforms.
PODCASTS
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: ELECTORAL REFORM PODCAST #1
6 December 2024 @ All Day –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, Daniela Ellerbeck, the FW de Klerk Foundation Constitutional Rights Programme Manager, is joined by acclaimed guests Michael Louis (Attorney, CEO of the Louis Group and Chairman of both One South Africa Movement and the Independent Candidate Association South Africa), Jan Gerber (News24 Parliamentary Journalist) and RW Johnson (Political Scientist, Lecturer at Oxford University and the Director of the Helen Suzman Foundation) to discuss electoral reform.
THE CONSTITUTION IN ACTION PODCAST: SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMY
14 August 2024 @ All Day –
Ismail Joosub and Ezra Mendel are joined by Prof Haroon Bhorat and Pieter Scribante in a discussion about South Africa’s economy and the intersections it has with the legal, economic and social, through the lens of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The Constitution@Work Presents: The Nuclear Podcast #2
14 August 2024 @ All Day –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, Ismail Joosub, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Legal Officer, as well as the Foundation’s Interns Shaun Kinnes, Siyakudumisa Zicina and Ezra Mendel – discuss South Africa’s nuclear history, nuclear proliferation, artificial intelligence, uranium trade laws and much more with Prof Jo-Ansie van Wyk, International Relations Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSION ON THE NHI FUND: PROPOSED GOVERNANCE REGULATIONS
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the NHI Fund: Proposed Governance Regulations.
SUBMISSION ON THE DRAFT TRANSFORMATION FUND CONCEPT DOCUMENT
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Draft Transformation Fund Concept Document.
SUBMISSION ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES AMENDMENT BILL
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill.
SPEECHES
AFRICA TODAY AND AFRICA TOMORROW
AFRICA TODAY AND AFRICA TOMORROW SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERKTO THE 30 CLUBLONDON 15 OCTOBER 2013 AFRICA TODAY AND AFRICA TOMORROW It
FW DE KLERK RESPONDS TO CHARGES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
STATEMENT BY F W DE KLERK ON RECENT PRESS REPORTS CAPE TOWN, 26 JULY 2007 Last Friday a report appeared in the Mail & Guardian
FW DE KLERK SPEECH ON THE ADOPTION OF THE 1996 CONSTITUTION
FW DE KLERK SPEECH ON THE ADOPTION OF THE 1996 CONSTITUTION TOESPRAAK DEUR ADJUNKPRESIDENT F W DE KLERK, GRONDWETDEBAT, 8 MEI 1996 Vandag bereik ons
EVENTS
SUBMISSION ON THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON THE REVIEW OF THE WHITE PAPER ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Discussion Document on the Review of the White Paper on Local Government
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION WELCOMES RULING ON UNLAWFUL PPE CONTRACTS
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the Special Tribunal’s ruling that declared two personal protective equipment contracts unlawful and invalid.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE ON THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE PRESIDENT’S TREATMENT OF MINISTERS
The FW de Klerk Foundation notes with concern the President’s inconsistent treatment of his Cabinet members.
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