CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PEACE-MAKING
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE GLENCREE RECONCILIATION CENTRE, 16 AUGUST 2002 THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PEACE-MAKING It is a pleasure
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE GLOBAL PEACE FORUM: TAIPEI, 15 AUGUST 2001: MAKING PEACE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT.– ‘FROM WAR
THE CHALLENGES OF 2000: THE NEED FOR CONSENSUS-SEEKING MECHANISMS
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE BEELD FORUM, JOHANNESBURG, 1 FEBRUARY 2000 THE CHALLENGES OF 2000: THE NEED
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ARTICLE: NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE: RUNNING BEFORE CRAWLING – THE NEED FOR OBJECTIVE REASSESSMENT OF THE PILOT PHASE – PART II
In Part I of the series on health reform and the draft National Health Insurance Bill (NHI Bill), the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) argued that considering the anticipated costs of the NHI and lack of crucial detail, South Africa needs to urgently assess alternative models to address the healthcare crisis. In Part II, the CFCR assesses the lack of information on the results of the NHI pilot phase, which is supposed to inform the further roll-out of the NHI.
ARTICLE: IS THE THABO MBEKI FOUNDATION’S DOCUMENT A TURNING POINT TO TRUE NON-RACIALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA?
The leaked 30-page document of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation (TMF) caused a storm on social media, within African National Congress (ANC) circles and other political and civic organisations. It is not difficult to understand why. In a time when President Cyril Ramaphosa supporters and the Zuma-ites are still at odds, the Foundation of a former ANC and country president takes a strong view against one of his party’s important recent decisions – expropriation without compensation (EWC). The TMF believes that EWC is possible without an amendment of Section 25, but the emphasis of the document is on the fact that the process is race-based. The key issue is that of how this recent ANC decision impacts the national question and scuppers attempts at building a non-racial society. It touches a nerve by stating that the ANC had departed from non-racialism by taking the decision on EWC and criticises Zuma directly because he effectively turned the ANC into a “black party”. The view of the TMF is that as a result of this, the ANC can no longer be seen as representative of all South Africans. Harsh words from loyal ANC supporters, in a difficult time for the party…
STATEMENT: IT’S A JOB, ANY PAYING JOB
In his SONA earlier this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised that a national Jobs Summit would be held this year. This is now planned for 4 to 5 October. All constituencies represented in Nedlac will be present. In his statement leading up to the conference, the President highlighted the need for “creating decent work and building an inclusive economy”. So far, so good.
The critical premise for this Jobs Summit is the following. What can a Jobs Summit achieve in a time of deep recession when the economy is in a slump, when there is almost no economic policy certainty and when the cornerstone of the economy, property rights, is perceived to be under threat? Additionally, the presidential drive for international and national investment has been lukewarm at best. This despite Ramaphosa having lined up a dream team in April 2018 to sell SA Inc.
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