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The FW de Klerk Foundation Awards the 2012 Goodwill Award to Pieter-Dirk Uys
The 2012 Goodwill Award goes to Pieter-Dirk Uys The F W de Klerk Foundation Board has decided to award the 2012 F W de Klerk
FW de Klerk Goodwill Award for Jordaan
FW de Klerk Goodwill Award for Jordaan Cape Town – Chief Executive of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Danny Jordaan became the first recipient of
SEVEN THREATS TO THE CONSTITUTION
SEVEN THREATS TO THE CONSTITUTION F W de Klerk Lecture SPEECH BY F W DE KLERK AT THE POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS OF NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY MONDAY, 12
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STATEMENT: FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF NEW NDPP
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the announcement by President Ramaphosa of Advocate Shamila Batohi as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). Advocate Batohi is well qualified and experienced to fulfil this significant role. This, at a time when the country is at a critical crossroads and the justice system cries out for an independent and fair-minded individual to fulfil the mandate of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). In line with section 179 of the Constitution, we trust that she will pursue her mandate without “fear, favour or prejudice”. Advocate Batohi has experience as a former Director of Public Prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal and has gained international exposure in her role as the Senior Legal Advisor to the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This latter experience we believe will be important, as it gives her the necessary distance and objectivity from matters facing prosecution.
ARTICLE: FIVE WISHES FOR SUCCESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA IN 2019
2018 is almost over. December is a time for many South Africans to wrap things up and conclude business, to take some time off and to rest. But it is also a time of taking stock of the year and what was achieved – and to start thinking about what 2019 holds.
Call it a combination of wishes for Christmas presents and New Year’s resolutions, but if there are say, only five things that can be chosen, I would choose the following five for the country. It could be the recipe for success for South Africa in 2019.
ARTICLE: WORLD AIDS DAY – #KNOWYOURSTATUS
On 1 December 2018, the global community will celebrate World AIDS Day, dedicated to raising awareness in the fight against the AIDS epidemic. This year marks the 30th anniversary of this global awareness campaign and the theme for 2018 is “Know your status”. The 2018 campaign urges nations to remove barriers to accessing HIV testing and to find new and innovative approaches to HIV testing. This commitment falls squarely in line with South Africa’s constitutional obligation to take active steps, within its resources, to ensure that access to healthcare services is “progressively” made available to everyone. On World AIDS Day it is appropriate to take a step back and shed some positive light on the innovative steps that have been taken to remove barriers in providing access to HIV testing.
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