CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CONGRATULATES ROELF MEYER ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS US AMBASSADOR
The FW de Klerk Foundation congratulates Roelf Meyer on his appointment as US Ambassador. In Roelf Meyer, the administration has found an individual who embodies the very essence of a “fit and proper” ambassador.
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.
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ARTICLE: THE GOOD THAT MEN DO…
By Dave Steward, Chairman of the FW de Klerk Foundation Predictably, FW de Klerk’s death – just before 11:00 am on the eleventh day of
ARTICLE: WHAT MIGHT AWAIT US AFTER MAGASHULE’S DEADLINE EXPIRES
By the end of this week the ANC’s wayward secretary-general, Ace Magashule, either has to step aside from his official top-6 position or face immediate suspension. But already there are signs of soft-pedalling should the ANC not follow through, with Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile saying last week that the ANC does not regard the deadline as being D-Day.
ARTICLE: WHAT FREEDOM MEANS
The trouble with political slogans is that they are meaningless. We have seen it with the communist and socialist policies, enacted in the name of the proletariat; the working class, and those who are exploited by the “capitalists”.
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EVENTS
ELECTORAL COUNTDOWN AS JOHANNESBURG HANGS BY A THREAD
Johannesburg’s growing fiscal and governance crisis has become more than a municipal problem. It is now a constitutional and economic warning about what happens when political instability, infrastructure decay and financial mismanagement begin to hollow out local government. As South Africa approaches the 4 November 2026 local government elections, the future of Johannesburg may well become a referendum on whether democratic governance can still deliver stability, accountability and basic services.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION: SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS DIGITAL ACCESS LAW THAT MAKES SENSE
The FW de Klerk Foundation notes ICASA’s recent statement that, under the current Electronic Communications Act of 2005, full recognition of equity equivalent investment programmes in telecommunications would require legislative amendment. That position, coupled with Minister Solly Malatsi’s stated intention to pursue such amendments, reveals a deeper problem than a single regulatory dispute. It reveals a legal and policy disharmony that South Africa can no longer afford. As the country moves toward the 4 November 2026 local government elections, digital access is no longer peripheral. It bears directly on service delivery, public participation, education, local accountability and economic inclusion.
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.
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