CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
ARTICLE: COMING OF AGE – WHY THE YOUTH VOTE MATTERS IN 2019
As 8 May 2019 looms, young people – first or perhaps second time voters and some ‘stayaways’ – will be wooed by a range of parties looking for these vital votes.
ARTICLE: INVESTMENT 101 FOR POLITICIANS
A large part of President Ramaphosa’s turn-around plans for the South African economy are to attract billions in foreign and local investment, which hopefully will create hundreds (if not millions) of jobs. One sometimes hears other politicians muttering about the “investment boycott” by South African businesses, which are sitting on “billions of rand” and “doing nothing with it”.
But do politicians and government officials know how business people think? Do they know how to break the so-called investment boycott? Here are some insights – call it “Investment 101” for politicians.
STATEMENT: SONA 2019
It is enticing to interpret President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA as just another election pitch to the electorate a few months before the general election, now to be held on 8 May. A closer look is, however, warranted, as there are some interesting elements that may indicate a different approach and a stronger emphasis on the need to correct what has gone wrong in the last nine years – call it a glimmer of a post-election Ramaphosa.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
ELECTORAL BILL: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL QUAGMIRE
Electoral Bill: Missed Opportunities and Unconstitutional Quagmire The new Electoral Amendment Act was signed into law on 17 April this year. Unfortunately, it fails to comply in
HOW TO DRIVE MERIT FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR
How to Drive Merit From the Private Sector Issued By the FW de Klerk Foundation on 21/04/2023 Last week, President Ramaphosa signed the Employment
THE BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEOS EPISODE 3: POLITICS; SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT; BACK BENCHER AND JUNIOR MINISTER (1972 – 1978)
The Biographical Videos – Episode 3 Politics; Separate Development; Back Bencher and Junior Minister (1972 – 1978) In episode 3 of the FW de Klerk
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