CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ATTENDS ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATION PANEL’S CONFERENCE
The FW de Klerk Foundation is attending the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel’s conference on why, how and whether South Africa’s present 100% Proportional Representation electoral system should be reformed, changed, or even replaced.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION WELCOMES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REFUSAL OF ZUMA’S LEAVE TO APPEAL
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the Constitutional Court’s order, affirming public confidence in the judiciary and protecting journalists from vexatious litigation aimed at intimidating and silencing journalists.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION STATEMENT ON THE ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL BUDGET AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
The FW de Klerk Foundation acknowledges the adoption of the national Budget by the National Assembly, which passed with 194 votes in favour and 182 against, with no abstentions.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
ARTICLE: AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA: OUT OF MEDIA, OUT OF MIND
Since March this year more than 5 000 people have died of Ebola.
ARTICLE: UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY
Universal Children’s Day is a day devoted to the promotion and protection of children’s rights.
ARTICLE: FINDING A NEEDLE OF HOPE IN THE HEYSTEK OF DESPONDENCY
The Foundation has been asked by a number of friends to comment on Magnus Heystek’s recent, very gloomy, article about South Africa’s prospects.
SPEECHES
EVENTS
GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO STORE HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE AT VAALPUTS
The FW de Klerk Foundation notes with concern the government’s intention to develop a centralised interim facility at Vaalputs (Namaqualand) for the storage of high-level waste.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION
The FW de Klerk Foundation promotes and defends the South African Constitution; works for reconciliation, mutual understanding and national unity; preserves and celebrates the legacy of FW de Klerk; provides information on South Africa’s constitutional transformation; and is the home of the FW de Klerk Archive and Library.
EVALUATING THE LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMY POLICIES AND PROPOSING ALTERNATIVES BY PROF WILLIAN GUMEDE
Prof William Gumede recently presented at the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Rights Conference at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre.
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