CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES AFTER POLOKWANE
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE SOUTH AFRICA GOLF DAY DINNER LONDON 27 MARCH 2008 SOUTH AFRICA – THE WAY AHEAD
GOLD AND PLATINUM MEDALS OF FW DE KLERK
REMARKS BY F W DE KLERK AT THE LAUNCH OF THE GLOD & PLATINUM F W DE KLERK MEDALLIONS: GOLD REEF CITY, 20 FEBRUARY 2008
CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORM OF DEMOCRACY
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS (3 MINUTES) BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE FIRST GLOBAL FORUM ON NEW DEMOCRACIES, TAIPEI, 24 JANUARY 2008 The initiative
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
STATEMENT: THE POLITICS OF SPECTACLE
The last few weeks have witnessed a time of politics by insult and grandiose displays of power, largely orchestrated by Julius Malema and his EFF colleagues.
ARTICLE: PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S COMMISSIONS STRATEGY
It’s not unusual to hear people say “Cyril is not moving fast enough to fight and end State capture and corruption”. He should have sent so and so “to jail long ago…”
But is it that simple? And what is really happening?
One can accept President Ramaphosa’s bona fides that corruption and State capture must be stopped. He was and is on record that he is serious about it. His own actions and those of his close allies (such as Pravin Gordhan with the lifestyle audits for SOEs), testify to this.
A senior business leader recently shared with me while we were on a plane that the President estimates that there are 700 key posts in the public service occupied by Zuma confidants. So far this year, 150 better people have already been appointed, but the number that remain is still massive.
ARTICLE:16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM – #HEARMETOO
It is that time of the year again, where a spotlight is shone on the grave epidemic that is gender-based violence and its primary targets, women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism campaign is strategically positioned to begin on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and end on 10 December – International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is #HearMeToo and finds its roots in the many movements that have been birthed in recent years in response to sexual harassment. Women began speaking up about their experiences and gave other women who like them, had been victims, the courage to speak out. The numbers may have shocked some, but in reality, they are a true reflection of the society in which we live. According to the United Nations, one in three women worldwide experience gender-based violence.
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