CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
ASSESSING THE REAL-WORLD IMPACT OF EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ismail Joosub outlines the cost of postponing the National Budget Speech for schools and the deterioration the nation should expect if education funding shortfalls continue.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION COMMENDS BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON PIT TOILET ERADICATION EFFORTS
The FW de Klerk Foundation commends the Department of Basic Education for its remarkable achievement in eliminating over 93% of identified pit toilets in public schools across South Africa.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN SAIIA YOUTH CONFERENCE ON G20 AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Ezra Mendel, the Foundation’s Constitutional Advancement intern, was recently selected to participate in South African Institute of International Affairs Youth Programme and reflects on the experience.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
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.
ARTICLE: INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2015 – INCLUSION IN AND THROUGH EDUCATION: LANGUAGE COUNTS
International Mother Language Day, proclaimed in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), is the occasion to celebrate linguistic diversity.
SPEECHES
EVENTS
STATEMENT ON STATS SA’S PROPOSED INFORMAL BUSINESS REGISTER
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes Statistics South Africa’s proposal to establish a national register for informal and small-scale businesses.
A YEAR OF CONTRASTS: ADVANCEMENTS AND SETBACKS IN SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION
Sonia Twongyeirwe discusses the advancement and setbacks faced by the state of South African education, as outlined in the 2024 Human Rights Report Card.
THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT: A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Sonia Twongyeirwe outlines constitutional concerns raised by stakeholders regarding the National Health Insurance Act and its proposed implementation.
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