CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
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ARTICLE: CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON LAND – TURN-AROUND OR SPIN-AROUND?
The last week’s developments on the land and expropriation without compensation (EWC) debate were, to say the least, interesting. Firstly, there was the “toenadering” between the ANC and South African agriculture (Agri SA and Agbiz), and then we heard President Ramaphosa answer questions in Parliament on the subject. In comparison to last week, some farmers and business people are breathing much easier today. From “we will give our people the land back that was stolen from them, without compensation to the thieves” a mere few months ago, to “we will never expropriate productive agricultural land” last week, is quite a jump. One does imagine that the EFF and the Zumaites in the ANC are slightly worried about this change in message. Was this a turn-around on land and EWC, or merely a spin-around?
STATEMENT: 90TH BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR PRINCE MANGOSUTHU BUTHELEZI
The FW de Klerk Foundation would like to congratulate Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi on his 90th birthday today. He is one of the longest-serving members of Parliament and is one of the most consistent politicians our country has had in the last 40 years.
STATEMENT: MAKE RACISM HARDER
Media and social media have been abuzz over the last few weeks calling out Adam Catzavelous racist references to black people in his weather report from his Greek island holiday.
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FW DE KLERK’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
FW DE KLERK’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION The drafters of our 1993 Constitution wisely recognised that “the pursuit of national unity, the
CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
FW de Klerk dedicated his presidency to the negotiation of a new non-racial and inclusive constitutional democracy. The negotiations, under his presidency, commenced with his speech of 2 February 1990 and culminated with the adoption of the 1993 constitution on 22 December 1992 and the election of 27 April 1994.
NATIONAL PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT ON ITS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY
STATEMENT BY MR F W DE KLERK, LEADER OF THE NATIONAL PARTY, ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE NATIONAL PARTY FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY,
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