CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
ARTICLE: PROFIT – ‘THE CRUELLEST GOD’ OF THE BOURGEOISIE
Every now and then it is necessary to summon up the fortitude to read what the SACP is saying to its own support base in the Alliance. It was in this spirit that I recently delved into the 3 100 word message of Jeremy Cronin, the SACP’s 1st Deputy General Secretary, to the National Union of Mineworkers 15th National Congress.
STATEMENT: REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF POLICE ON SECURITY UPGRADES AT THE NKANDLA PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
It is not a great surprise that the Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko, has published a report that whitewashes the expenditure of R246 million on President Zuma’s retirement home.
The report creatively justifies the expenditure of public funds on features such as the swimming pool, the cattle kraal and the amphitheatre.
STATEMENT: AFRICA DAY 2015
The FW de Klerk Foundation and its Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) join the rest of South Africa – and the continent – in celebrating Africa Day on 25 May.
South Africa has been viewed as a leader in Africa, but following the recent spate of xenophobic attacks, this image has been tarnished. Today, as we celebrate all the peoples of Africa, let us be reminded of the fundamental rights and freedoms our society was founded on.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
SPEECH: PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
President Walesa, Ms Tibaijuka, Minister Mohammed Al Mutawa, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
I welcome this opportunity to share my views on the importance of peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance with this distinguished audience. I would also like to commend the Oslo Centre and the Foundation for Dialogue and Peace for the role that they have played in organising this event.
ARTICLE: STUMBLING BLOCKS AND POWER BLOCS CALL FOR COOL HEADS
One can almost feel the despair of the South African population. Among the reasons for this are an unprecedented increase in the spate of farm attacks and murders, Ace Magashule and Co. meddling with the Reserve Bank and trouble with infrastructure and dysfunctional municipalities in almost every town. And then having the Proteas messing about at the World Cup is no help either! Many South Africans are asking, “What is Cyril doing about this? He is the President now!”
And that’s partly true – our President is in a better place than a year ago as far as party politics are concerned. He followed up his victory at Nasrec (53%) with a 57.5% victory at the polls in May. He is no longer an “interim” President, but one that has led his party to a victory (and probably single-handedly rescued them from a defeat). He reduced the Cabinet and got all rid of all the biggest Zupta crooks. He promised (almost like Madiba of old) to be a President for all the people of South Africa and not just for the ANC. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t mean he is untouchable and can do what he wants. There are a few stumbling blocks on his path. And to understand what’s happening now, one needs to know what these stumbling blocks are.
ARTICLE: CHILD PROTECTION WEEK 2019
This year, Child Protection Week (CPW) South Africa runs from 2 June to 9 June. The chosen theme, “Let us Protect All Children to Move South Africa Forward” speaks to the collective responsibility that the South African community bears to actively participate in the protection and promotion of children and their rights. It suggests, accurately, that this mandate is one that belongs to everyone and not just the designated departments in government and organisations in civil society that have dedicated their efforts to children.
CPW is an initiative of the Department of Social Development and commenced in 1997. For over 20 years, South Africans have received a call to action for a week, annually, to do something that by rights, should be an everyday conscious effort on behalf of the most vulnerable of our society. CPW aims to raise awareness of children’s rights, as articulated in section 28 of the Constitution, as well as in other children-specific legislation, such as the Children’s Act. South Africa’s duties are also enunciated in international agreements such as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
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