CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
DIPLOMACY IS NOT DEAD – THE WORLD HAS JUST FORGOTTEN HOW TO USE IT
Ismail Joosub analyses the recent conflict in the Middle East and questions whether those in leadership positions remember that escalation and “self-defence” attacks are not the only options – diplomacy is not dead.
BALANCING TRANSPARENCY AND SECURITY – SOUTH AFRICA’S ACCESS TO INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM
Sonia Twongyeirwe recognises recent updates which have affected South Africans’ enjoyment of the fundamental right to access information, as enshrined in the South African Constitution.
POLITICAL RIGHTS: REFLECTIONS ON THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION AND CURRENT NEED FOR ELECTORAL REFORM
Sonia Twongyeirwe considers the state of political rights in South Africa (which are guaranteed by section 19 of the Constitution) in 2024, as outlined in the Foundation’s 2024 Human Rights Report Card.
PODCASTS
The Constitution@Work Presents: The Nuclear Podcast #1
14 August 2024 @ All Day –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Programmes Team discuss why South Africans should care about nuclear weapons, the current global nuclear weapon landscape, mutually assured destruction theory and much more with Prof Anna-Mart van Wyk, International Relations Professor at the University of Johannesburg and nuclear weapons historian.
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY
26 June 2024 @ All Day –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Programmes Team discuss the Government of National Unity with Prof. Willem Fourie.
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
15 March 2024 @ All Day –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Programmes team discuss challenges and opportunities surrounding our indigenous languages.
SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSION ON THE CONSTITUTION NINETEENTH AMENDMENT BILL
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Constitution Nineteenth Amendment Bill.
SUBMISSION ON THE ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the electoral reform consultation panel.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION COMMENTS ON GENERAL MUNICIPAL BILL, OPPOSES EXTENDING TIME TO RECTIFY IRREGULAR APPOINTMENTS
Daniela Ellerbeck, the Foundation’s Constitutional Rights Manager, reviews the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ General Municipal Bill.
SPEECHES
DEALING WITH THE PAST
DEALING WITH THE PAST SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK TO THE CAPE TOWN PRESS CLUB 1 OCTOBER 2020 It is once again a
THE STATE OF AFRIKAANS IN 2007
TOESPRAAK OP 23 FEBRUARIE DEUR MNR F W DE KLERK BY DIE NASIONALE FORUM VIR AFRIKAANS SE TWEEDE NASIONALE TAALBERAAD Die oorkoepelende tema van hierdie
PRINCIPLES OF FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION
PRINCIPLES OF FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION SPEECH BY MR F W DE KLERK AT COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, COVENTRY, ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1997 This great cathedral is a
EVENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION PRESS STATEMENT ON ESCALATING CHILD ABUSE CASES IN SOUTH AFRICA
The FW de Klerk Foundation notes with serious concern the recent data confirming over 26 000 cases of child abuse and neglect during 2024-25 and calls for urgent reforms.
DIPLOMACY IS NOT DEAD – THE WORLD HAS JUST FORGOTTEN HOW TO USE IT
Ismail Joosub analyses the recent conflict in the Middle East and questions whether those in leadership positions remember that escalation and “self-defence” attacks are not the only options – diplomacy is not dead.
BALANCING TRANSPARENCY AND SECURITY – SOUTH AFRICA’S ACCESS TO INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM
Sonia Twongyeirwe recognises recent updates which have affected South Africans’ enjoyment of the fundamental right to access information, as enshrined in the South African Constitution.
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