CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
ARTICLE: IS CYRIL WINNING? FACTORS IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE NEW CABINET
On 22 May, Cyril Ramaphosa will be elected by the National Assembly as President of democratic South Africa, with his inauguration on May 25. According to available information, the Cabinet will be announced on 27 May.
It is therefore too early to speculate on exactly who will be included in the Cabinet and who not. The lists currently doing the rounds have probably been released by various factions to determine which way the wind is blowing – and perhaps influence the wind’s direction.
ARTICLE: DID RACIAL IDENTITY HOLD SWAY IN THE 2019 ELECTIONS?
The 8 May 2019 elections were held at a time and in a climate that saw most South Africans collectively concerned about the economy, corruption and State capture.
STATEMENT: THE DOMINOES ARE FALLING – ETHEKWINI MAYOR ZANDILE GUMEDE ANSWERING TO CORRUPTION CHARGES
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes media reports that eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court today, relating to charges of fraud and corruption concerning eThekwini Municipality. Ms Gumede apparently handed herself over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), to avoid arrest and appeared in Court to face the charges.
This signals one of the first dominoes to fall in answering for the alleged looting of State funds, and all eyes will be on the court case.
According to a statement by the Hawks of 13 May 2019, Mayor Gumede is part of a larger group who were arrested following an investigation by the Hawks’ National Clean Audit Task Team (NCATT) into eThekwini Municipality. The investigation centred around allegations of fraud and corruption relating to a R208 million Durban Solid Waste tender.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
NHI BILL WILL DESTROY HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA
On Tuesday 13 June 2023, the first house of Parliament, the National Assembly, passed the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill that will do nothing more than ensure all South Africans receive an equal share of a failed public health care system.
A VOLATILE SOUTH AFRICA IN A VOLATILE WORLD
On 7 June, Dave Steward, FW de Klerk Foundation Chairman, delivered a speech to Probus in Somerset West on ‘A Volatile South Africa in a Volatile World’.
EPISODE 7: LEADER OF THE NP, PW BOTHA’S RESIGNATION, THE ELECTION AND HIS INAUGURATION (1989)
In episode 7 of the FW de Klerk Foundation’s exclusive biographical videos on former President FW de Klerk, viewers will learn about the events of the momentous year of 1989
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