CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE REAL COST OF THE IRAN WAR ON SOUTH AFRICA: FROM TEHRAN TO THE TILL
South Africans are already paying for the Iran war through higher fuel, transport and food costs, as global oil shocks are directly transmitted into a vulnerable, import-dependent economy.
THE COST OF PRESIDENTIAL INDECISION
South Africa’s greatest governance failure is no longer a lack of plans, but a lack of consequence, as executive hesitation weakens accountability and erodes trust in the state.
THE COST OF PRESIDENTIAL INDECISION
South Africa’s greatest governance failure is no longer a lack of plans, but a lack of consequence, as executive hesitation weakens accountability and erodes trust in the state.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
MARRYING SOUTH AFRICA’S MARRIAGE LAWS
Today, the FW de Klerk Foundation made a submission to Parliament on the Draft Marriage Bill 2022.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION MAKES A SUBMISSION TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ON THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF HATE CRIMES AND HATE SPEECH BILL
On 22 May, the FW de Klerk Foundation made a submission to the Select Committee on Security and Justice of the National Council of Provinces on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (the Bill).
STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN SECTION 25 AND SECTION 26 OF THE CONSTITUTION
Striking a Balance Between Section 25 and Section 26 of the Constitution Issued By the FW de Klerk Foundation on 02/05/2023 On Tuesday 25
SPEECHES
EVENTS
SAHRC REPORT: SERVICE DELIVERY FAILURES IN THE NORTHERN CAPE, NO LONGER ADMINISTRATIVE GLITCHES, BUT SYSTEMIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) 2025-2026 Provincial Inquiry Report into the Northern Cape serves as a harrowing indictment of local governance. Spanning 26 local municipalities, the report details a landscape where the constitutional promise of dignity is being systematically eroded by institutional incapacity, financial mismanagement, and a catastrophic failure of basic infrastructure.
THE ANATOMY OF A MUNICIPAL MELTDOWN: THE CRISIS IN NELSON MANDELA BAY
The oversight engagement conducted by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in May 2026 has laid bare a grim reality: Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Metropolitan Municipality is in the throes of a systemic collapse.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESET MUST BRING THE CONSTITUTION HOME
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government and argues that South Africa’s municipal crisis requires a constitutional reset rather than isolated technical fixes. The statement highlights the importance of accountable, professional and depoliticised local government that can give practical meaning to constitutional rights through reliable service delivery and responsive governance. It further cautions that reform must strengthen local democracy, municipal autonomy and public participation while restoring trust in local government institutions.
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