CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
SPEECH: STATE CAPTURE SINCE 1994 – AND THE ROLE THAT THE CONSTITUTION HAS PLAYED IN PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY
2018-02-23
Twenty-four years ago when we established our new non-racial democracy we hoped that South Africa would settle down to the humdrum process of becoming a normal society. We hoped that we would be less ‘interesting’ than we had been during the preceding 30 years.
We were wrong. South Africa was never destined to be a boring country.
ARTICLE: LANGUAGE AS ROADMAP – CELEBRATING MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
2018-02-21
The title of this article draws on a quote from American feminist writer, Rita Mae Brown, who said, “…language is the roadmap of culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going”.
INVITATION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CARD 2018 LAUNCH
2018-02-20
Join us for the launch of the Centre for Constitutional Rights’ (CFCR) flagship publication, the Human Rights Report Card. The launch event is hosted in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).
Respondents:
- Mr Mark Heywood, Executive Director, Section 27
- Ms Elnari Potgieter, Project Leader, South Africa Reconciliation Barometer, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR)
- Dr Danny Titus, Executive Head, Corporate Affairs, Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) and former Commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)
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