CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RETURNS RICA AMENDMENT BILL TO PARLIAMENT OVER CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS
Shanees Nkandu discusses President Ramaphosa’s recent decision to send the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act Amendment Bill back to the National Assembly, citing potential constitutional infringements and a lack of adequate oversight mechanisms.
SOUTH AFRICANS’ RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Shanees Nkandu outlines the recent developments regarding citizenship in South Africa and the protection of this right by the Constitution and the Constitutional Court.
A VISIT TO U-TURN: TURNING LIVES AROUND
On 25 April 2025, a FW de Klerk Foundation delegation visited U-turn and learned more about the important services that they provide for the homeless.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
ARTICLE: SOUTH AFRICA RETURNS TO OFFICIALLY IMPOSED RACIALISM IN SPORT
Earlier this week the Minister of the Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, announced the imposition of sanctions against four of South Africa’s main sporting codes (Athletics South Africa, Cricket South Africa, Netball South Africa and South African Rugby) for not meeting the racial targets that they themselves had earlier accepted. He said that he had resolved “to revoke their privilege … to host and bid for major international tournaments” in South Africa.
ARTICLE: STATE CAPTURE, ANC CAPTURE AND THE CAPTURE OF THE ECONOMY
There are several aspects to the current “state capture” debate.
To start with, there is nothing new about state capture. It has always been the ANC’s openly proclaimed, and profoundly unconstitutional, policy to capture the state to promote its own political and ideological interests. According to its Strategy & Tactics documents, a key task of the National Democratic Revolution (NDR) after 1994 was
“to strengthen the hold of the democratic movement (i.e. the ANC) over state power, and to transform the state machinery to serve the cause of social transformation (i.e. the NDR): The levers of state power include the legislatures, the executives, the public service, the security forces, the judiciary, parastatals, the public broadcaster, and so on.”
ARTICLE: THE FUTURE OF AFRIKAANS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Vladimir Lenin said that “when the time comes for us to hang the capitalists they will compete with one another to sell us the rope”. In the same manner, Afrikaners are playing a leading role in assisting the ANC to eclipse Afrikaans as a language of tuition at university level.
Most of those involved are decent and honourable people. Many of them profess a love for Afrikaans and are determined to continue to use it in their private lives.
SPEECHES
EVENTS
SUBMISSION ON NOTICE TO INTRODUCE CONSTITUTION TWENTY-SECOND AMENDMENT BILL (PMB BY BREYTENBACH, DA MP)
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the notice to introduce Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill by Honourable Adv Glynnis Breytenbach of the DA Party.
THE CONSTITUTION IN ACTION PODCAST: WOMEN’S MONTH X MONEY SMART WEEK 2025 DISCUSSION
In honour of Women’s Month and Money Smart Week 2025, the Constitutional Advancement Programme team hosted a roundtable discussion featuring Thando Malinga, Amirah Hassim, Nadia Adam (FAB Foundation Founder) and Kamvakazi Myataza (Project Youth SA Board Member).
SUBMISSION ON CONSTITUTION 22ND AMENDMENT BILL (PMB BY MANYI, MK MP)
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the proposed Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill by Honourable Mzwanele Manyi of the MK Party.
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