CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
THE BUSINESS OF VALUES: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND THE ROAD FORWARD
Ismail Joosub recognises how transformation is often treated as a political checkbox, when it is an ethical imperative, and shares ways that government and the private sector can achieve actual social progress.
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM UNDER SIEGE: WHY THE MADLANGA COMMISSION MUST DELIVER
The FW de Klerk Foundation encourages the Madlanga Commission to keep pace and not linger to give wrongdoers time to regroup, and suggests ways for it to succeed. The rule of law cannot wait.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION WELCOMES SPECIAL TRIBUNAL RULING ON UNLAWFUL R167,9 MILLION TENDER AWARD
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the Special Tribunal’s ruling declaring unlawful and invalid Mogalakwena Local Municipality’s award of a R167,9 million tender to Easyway.
PODCASTS
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
28 June 2023 @ 12:00 am –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, we discuss South Africa’s latest Employment Equity Regulations and how they measure up against the Constitution with Michael Bagraim, renowned labour law expert and a Member of Parliament’s Employment and Labour Committee…
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: SOUTH AFRICA’S FOREIGN POLICY
5 May 2023 @ 12:00 am –
This episode of The Constitution@Work focuses on South Africa’s foreign policy and the impact it may have on international relations. Steven Gruzd, Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs, joins FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson Dave Steward, Manager of Constitutional Programmes….
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CARD TOP 10 THREATS
16 March 2023 @ 12:00 am –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, Tyla Dallas FW de Klerk Foundation Manager of Constitutional Programmes is joined by Dave Steward FW de Klerk Foundation Chairperson and the Foundation’s team of interns – Wilmore Tendai Chisiiwa, Ismail Joosub and Rosa Sommer – to discuss its latest annual Human Rights Report Card for 2022 which will be released on Human Rights Day…
SUBMISSIONS
THE REWORKED GILAB SHOWS SUCCESS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The GILAB, which had civil society organisations using their legal expertise to insist that the State respect the Constitution, has been amended and is a success story of the effects of this public participation.
THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION SUBMITS DETAILED CONCERNS ON THE BASIC EDUCATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL TO THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT
The FW de Klerk Foundation has submitted comprehensive and detailed concerns regarding the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, highlighting critical constitutional considerations.
BASIC EDUCATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL SUBMISSION TO THE WCPP
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
SPEECHES
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY: THE RIGHT TO HAVE CLUBS
SPEECH BY F W DE KLERK ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAPE TOWN CLUB, CAPE TOWN, 12 MARCH 2008- THE ROLE OF THE CLUB
CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE DIVERSITY AND NATIONAL UNITY
OPENING STATEMENT OF FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE CONFERENCE ON UNITY IN DIVERSITY, RADISSON HOTEL, GRANGER BAY, CAPE TOWN, 28 FEBRUARY 2008
DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
SPEECH ON CIVIL SOCIETY BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE FIRST GLOBAL FORUM ON NEW DEMOCRACIES: TAPEI, 24 JANUARY 2008 Ultimately, the
EVENTS
SUBMISSION ON THE DRAFT WHITE PAPER ON AUDIO AND AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA SERVICES AND ONLINE SAFETY
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Draft White Paper on Audio and Audio Visual Media Services and Online Safety.
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC RIGHTS REPORT CARD LAUNCH
The FW de Klerk Foundation, in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, launched its 2025 Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Report Card (“CRL Report”)
THE CONSTITUTION, THE YOUTH AND THE LONG-AWAITED MADLANGA COMMISSION
After weeks of anxiety over postponements, the Madlanga Commission finally opened its public hearings and the youth wait with bated breath to see whether the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development can deliver justice.
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