CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION STATEMENT ON THE DECISION TO MAINTAIN THE VAT RATE AT 15%
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Finance to withdraw the proposed VAT increase and maintain the Value-Added Tax rate at 15% from 1 May 2025.
EQUITY WITHOUT EXCLUSION: ALTERNATIVES TO RIGID RACE TARGETS
Ismail Joosub, Manager of the Constitutional Advancement Programme, analyses the recently enforced Employment Equity Amendment Act of 2022, the potential ramifications of this Act, as well as constitutionally sound alternatives.
SOUTH AFRICA’S EMERGING POLITICAL TRI-BLOC: UNITY, DISCORD AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL WAY FORWARD
Ismail Joosub, Manager of Constitutional Advancement, considers South Africa’s emerging political tri-bloc, the VAT increase and GNU clearing house mechanism’s potential.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
ARTICLE: CECIL JOHN RHODES AND THE RADICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NDR
Race relations in South Africa are more fractious now than they have been at any time since 1994.
ARTICLE: CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE VS DEMOGRAPHIC REPRESENTIVITY AT OUR UNIVERSITIES
Current developments on the campuses of NWU, Stellenbosch and UCT are raising core questions, not only about the future of our universities, but also about the nature of our multicultural society.
ARTICLE: PRESIDENT ZUMA’S SONA RESPONSE
Many South Africans were charmed by the more conciliatory tone that President Zuma adopted in his response last week during to the State of the Nation (SONA) Debate.
SPEECHES
EVENTS
THE CONSTITUTION IN EVERY RAND REPORT MSWSA 2025
In recognition of Money Smart Week 2025, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Advancement team shares The Constitution in Every Rand Report MSWSA 2025.
GROWING UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL IMPERATIVE FOR AN INCLUSIVE, GENDER-EQUAL ECONOMY
In light of Money Smart Week 2025 and Women’s Month, Ismail considers South Africa’s employment realities with urgency.
ACHIEVING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY CONFERENCE COMPENDIUM
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, hosted its Constitutional Rights Conference on “Achieving an Inclusive Economy”. This is a compendium of the conference.
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