CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE STILFONTEIN MINING CRISIS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA
Ezra Mendel, intern at the FW de Klerk Foundation, outlines the complexities of the Stilfontein mining crisis and the solutions the Constitution offers.
FROM MARGINS TO MAINSTREAM – RECOGNITION OF MUSLIM MARRIAGES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ismail Joosub recognises the new milestone South Africa reached in terms of constitutionality, diversity and dignity as the Department of Home Affairs begins to recognise Muslim marriages.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION URGES ENFORCEMENT OF FOOD SAFETY LAWS, NOT INCITING XENOPHOBIA
The FW de Klerk Foundation is concerned by the growing debate surrounding spaza shop owners’ nationality during this food crisis.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
ARTICLE: QUOTAS IN SPORT: RACIALLY ISOLATING OURSELVES ONCE MORE
A core policy directive in the Department of Sport and Recreation’s 2013 White Paper on Sport and Recreation stated that “The racial composition of national teams should not be advocated, nor should National Federations be prescribed to on how they should select their teams. National teams should be selected on merit but transformation should be implemented at school/youth levels to prepare a broad basis of athletes for participation at higher levels in future”.
ARTICLE: 50/50 DOWN ON THE FARMS
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has just published its final policy proposals on land reform titled “Strengthening the Relative Rights of People Working the Land“.
ARTICLE: JAN VAN RIEBEECK
Sunday, 6 April will be the 362nd anniversary of the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck in the Cape – and of the founding of our mother city – Cape Town.
SPEECHES
EVENTS
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION’S MEETING WITH THE CDU PARLIAMENTARY GROUP OF LOWER SAXONY
Christina Teichmann and Christo van der Rheede recently met with the CDU Parliamentary Group of Lower Saxony for a briefing in Cape Town during their visit to South Africa.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION PRESS STATEMENT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 2024, AMIDST CHILD PROTECTION WEEK
Amirah Hassim analyses the recently released General Household Survey and the stark contradictions between the Bill of Rights and the lived experiences of millions of South Africans.
MEET OUR INTERN: AMIRAH HASSIM
The FW de Klerk Foundation is pleased to have Amirah Hassim on board as an online intern.
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