CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION AWARDS DOCTOR JOHAN “RASSIE” ERASMUS WITH THE FW DE KLERK GOODWILL AWARD
The FW de Klerk Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing that Doctor Johan “Rassie” Erasmus, national coach of the Springbok team, will be the recipient of its 2024 FW de Klerk Goodwill Award.
CABINET SHUFFLE RAISES CONCERNS OVER JUSTICE MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
Ismail Joosub explores the President’s decision to reassign Thembi Simelane from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to the Department of Human Settlements.
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.
PODCASTS
THE CONSTITUTION@WORK PRESENTS: THE CURRENT THREAT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS WITH JONATHAN GRANOFF
29 August 2022 @ 12:00 am –
Thirteen years ago, the United Nations declared 29 August as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. In honour of the occasion, the latest episode of The Constitution@Work – the new podcast series by the FW de Klerk Foundation – features Foundation Chairman Dave Steward in conversation with Jonathan Granoff on the current threat of nuclear weapons, particularly against the backdrop…
SUBMISSIONS
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL ORAL SUBMISSION
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL ORAL SUBMISSION Click here to read the oral submission speech and here to view the accompanying slides.
PETROLEUM PARITY: FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION SUBMITS COMMENTS ON UPSTREAM PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT BILL
The FW de Klerk Foundation submitted a comprehensive written submission to Parliament on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL SUBMISSION
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL SUBMISSION Click here to read the submission and here to view Annexure A.
SPEECHES
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
CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORM OF DEMOCRACY
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS (3 MINUTES) BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE FIRST GLOBAL FORUM ON NEW DEMOCRACIES, TAIPEI, 24 JANUARY 2008 The initiative
EVENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION ENGAGES WITH MATRIC LEARNERS ON THE CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY
On 25 January 2025, the FW de Klerk Foundation held an engaging and informative session with 70 final-year students at BASA Tutorial Institute.
THE EXPROPRIATION ACT, 2024’S “NIL COMPENSATION” – A LEGAL ANALYSIS
Daniela Ellerbeck covers the two main legal concerns regarding the Expropriation Act.
CAN SOUTH AFRICA AFFORD ANOTHER FLAWED TRANSFORMATION FUND?
Ismail Joosub reviews the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s recent proposal to establish a R100 billion Transformation Fund.
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