CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
2015 FW de Klerk Goodwill Award goes to Afrika Tikkun
2015 FW de Klerk Goodwill Award goes to Afrika Tikkun The FW de Klerk Foundation is delighted to announce that its Board has decided to
STATEMENT: DECISION OF FW DE KLERK TO STAND DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION
In July last year, FW de Klerk informed the Board of the FW de Klerk Foundation that he had decided to step down from the Chairmanship of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
STATEMENT: FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION AWARDS 2015 FW DE KLERK GOODWILL AWARD TO AFRIKA TIKKUN
The FW de Klerk Foundation is delighted to announce that its Board has decided to present the 5th annual FW de Klerk Goodwill Award to Afrika Tikkun.
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EVENTS
ARTICLE: DID RACIAL IDENTITY HOLD SWAY IN THE 2019 ELECTIONS?
The 8 May 2019 elections were held at a time and in a climate that saw most South Africans collectively concerned about the economy, corruption and State capture.
STATEMENT: THE DOMINOES ARE FALLING – ETHEKWINI MAYOR ZANDILE GUMEDE ANSWERING TO CORRUPTION CHARGES
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes media reports that eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court today, relating to charges of fraud and corruption concerning eThekwini Municipality. Ms Gumede apparently handed herself over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), to avoid arrest and appeared in Court to face the charges.
This signals one of the first dominoes to fall in answering for the alleged looting of State funds, and all eyes will be on the court case.
According to a statement by the Hawks of 13 May 2019, Mayor Gumede is part of a larger group who were arrested following an investigation by the Hawks’ National Clean Audit Task Team (NCATT) into eThekwini Municipality. The investigation centred around allegations of fraud and corruption relating to a R208 million Durban Solid Waste tender.
ARTICLE: ONLY JUST FREE AND FAIR, A MOVE TO THE CENTRE, BUT STILL IN THE MIDST OF EXTRA-PARLIAMENTARY POLITICS
Democratic South Africa’s sixth general election has come and gone. Before reflecting on and interpreting the results, it is necessary to pause and consider the process that unfolded and brought us to this point. According to section 190 of the Constitution, the Electoral Commission must “manage elections… in accordance with national legislation; ensure that those elections are free and fair; and declare the results of those elections within a period that … is as short as reasonably possible”.
There was, therefore, a huge amount of preparation done for the 2019 National and Provincial Elections. During that time the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was also mandated by the Constitutional Court to ensure that every eligible voter had a correct home address – a task that they had not yet completed by Election Day. Concerns were registered beforehand about the IEC’s capacity and its budget. Concerns had also been raised about the number of voters who had registered. Despite the IEC’s best efforts, only 27 million of the 36 million eligible voters registered. A further concern was the low rate of youth registration, especially in the category 18 to 36 years.
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